Birmingham man killed in Greene County crash

A single-vehicle crash at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, claimed one life and injured another. Demarcus Lataurus Avery, 25, of Birmingham was killed when the 2016 Nissan Altima in which he was a passenger left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.

Avery was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, JaJuan Martez Hudson, 24, also of Birmingham, was ejected and transported to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Neither were using seat belts.

The crash occurred on Alabama 14 near the 41 mile marker, approximately four miles northwest of Eutaw. Although the circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation, speed is believed to be a factor. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.