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Northport man dead after car strikes ditch, overturns in Tuscaloosa County

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — A Northport man is dead following a car crash Wednesday morning.

David J. Lancaster, 25, was killed when the vehicle he was driving around 1:40 a.m., on Upper Columbus Road left the roadway, struck a ditch and then overturned, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are continuing to investigate.