A Sylacauga man was killed when his ATV struck a deer and left the road in the early morning hours of Monday, September 29, 2025.
Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as 55-year-old Willie F. Martin of Sylacauga.
The crash happened around 2:00 a.m. on Oakland Road, about two miles west of Sycamore in Talladega County. The trooper responding to the wreck said that Martin was driving a Yamaha ATV that hit a deer, left the roadway, and overturned. Martin was thrown from the ATV and killed. He was pronounced dead on the scene.