Gerald Lee Dukes killed in accident on Culver Road in Falkville, Alabama
Coroner identifies man killed in Falkville crash
A fatal accident that occurred Tuesday night off Culver Road took place after a police officer attempted to stop a man for a traffic violation, authorities said.
Gerald Lee Dukes was driving on Buster Road when a police officer attempted to stop him for a traffic violation. Dukes responded by turning off Buster Road onto Culver Road and speeding up. When he sped up however, he lost control of the vehicle and it hit an embankment, going airborne. He was pronounced dead at the scene, cause of death believed to be blunt force trauma.
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