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Troopers release name of Hwy 24 accident victim

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A wreck off Highway 24 killed a Lawrence County man Saturday night. A wreck off Highway 24 killed a Lawrence County man Saturday night.
TRINITY, AL (WAFF) -

A wreck off Highway 24 killed a Lawrence County man Saturday night after his vehicle veered off the road and collided into a tree.

Alabama State Troopers, Trinity Police and the fire department responded to the area, also known as Gordon Terry Parkway, around 8 p.m.

Authorities said 78-year-old Cecil Cartee's 1997 Chevy veered into a ravine and crashed.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

State Troopers are still investigating the cause of the wreck.

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