ELKMONT-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident near Elkmont has taken the life of a Tennessee man:
“A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:18 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, has claimed the life of a Tennessee man.
Michael L. Thornton, 55, of Minor Hill, Tenn., was fatally injured when the 2015 Nissan Frontier that he was driving left the roadway and stuck a culvert. Thornton was not using a seat belt at the time of crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash occurred on Salem Minor Hill Road near Gaston Hollow Road, approximately eight miles northwest of Elkmont, in Limestone County.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.”
Corporal Adric Reed/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
