Roger Lee Perkins dies days after crash on Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North in Birmingham, AL
Man, 63, dies after crash in Birmingham
A 63-year-old man injured in a car crash in Birmingham last week has died. Roger Lee Perkins, of Birmingham, died at UAB Hospital on Friday, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office said today.
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The crash happened at 11:07 a.m. Thursday on Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North at 47th Street North. Authorities said Perkins was the driver and lone occupant of a 1987 Ford Astro van. He was traveling westbound on Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North when, for unknown reasons, he crossed over the center line and collided head-on with a Suburban. Perkins was taken to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:35 a.m. No additional information was immediately available.
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