One dead after single-car crash in Dale County Sunday morning

DOTHAN, Ala. (PRESS RELEASE) - One Dale County man is dead after a single-car crash early Sunday morning near the town of Clayhatchee.

Justin Daniel Fulford, 26, of Daleville was killed when the 2019 Dodge he was operating left the roadway and overturned, according to ALEA Highway Patrol.

Sgt. Michael Simmons said in a press release on Sunday that Fulford was not using a seatbelt and was killed at the scene. Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash, according to the report from Simmons.

The crash occurred on Alabama 92, approximately one and a half mile west of Clayhatchee.

ALEA State Troopers say the investigation is still ongoing.