ALEA and the Coosa County sheriff confirm a man was killed in a wreck while fleeing deputies Friday night.
COOSA COUNTY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has released details on a fatal crash in Coosa County Friday night.
Troopers say an Alexander City man crashed while trying to evade deputies with the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office. It happened around 10:40 p.m. Friday on U.S.Troopers say the Chevrolet 1500 veered off the road, struck a ditch, then hit a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers identified him as 25-year-old Billy Wayne Sims.Coosa County Sheriff Michael Howell said Sims was driving at a high rate of sped when deputies tried to pull him over, but he did not stop.
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