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Authorities have identified a man killed early Wednesday in a crash on Interstate 59.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Mitchell Ray Toombs. Toombs, 23, was from Ashville.
The crash happened about 3:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes between Roebuck Parkway and First Avenue North. Authorities said Toombs' vehicle left the roadway and hit a guardrail.
He got out of his vehicle and was walking around looking over the damage when a second vehicle struck him, police said. That vehicle also hit the victim's already-wrecked vehicle.
A single-vehicle wreck in Huntsville late Wednesday night left a man in critical condition.
Emergency crews responded around 10:45 p.m. to Four Mile Post Road south of Valley View Way. Police said a Dodge pickup truck left the roadway and hit a utility pole. According to authorities, the driver of the truck was trapped inside the vehicle.
Police identified the driver as Eric David Harrison. He was transported to Huntsville Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said Harrison was the only person inside the truck at the time of the wreck.