Haleyville man killed in Morgan County accident

SOMERVILLE - A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, has claimed the life of a Haleyville man.

Gerald L. Benstine, 52, was fatally injured when the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Benstine was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene, according to troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which is investigating the accident.

 The crash occurred on Alabama 36 near the 36-mile marker, approximately four miles east of Somervillein Morgan County. Nothing further is available as troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.


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