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ATHENS-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident on Wednesday, March 21 near Athens that took the life of one person:
“A single-vehicle crash at 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, has claimed the life of an Athens man.
Marcus Benton Patterson, 55, was killed when the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse he was driving left the roadway on U.S. 72 and overturned. Patterson, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred six miles east of Athens.
Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.”
