Joseph Conzelman, 52, killed in Porche crash on Interstate 459 in Hoover, Alabama

A Mountain Brook man was killed early this morning after he crashed his Porsche on Interstate 459. The Alabama State Troopers identified the victim as Joseph Conzelman, 52. Conzelman was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:01 a.m. The crash happened at 1:45 a.m. on Interstate 459 near Montgomery Highway. Authorities said Conzelman was driving a 2011 Panamera Porsche southbound at a high rate of speed when he ran into the back of a 40-foot 1997 Bounder RV, which also was traveling southbound. Conzelman struck the RV and then left the roadway to the right, sideswiping a parked Alabama State Trooper cruiser. The trooper was there providing safety for ongoing construction work near the overpass to the Galleria Boulevard. His emergency lights were flashing when the vehicle was struck. The trooper wasn't injured. The Porsche went on to hit a metal utility pole. Conzelman, a father of two daughters, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said the accident remains under investigation.