A Piedmont man was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning on Highway 278, near the intersection with County Road 181.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency accident report – just prior to 6:30, the vehicle, a 1997 Nissan, left the road and struck a tree injuring the driver, 57 year old Harlan Shell, Jr.
No additional information regarding the extent of Shell’s injuries was noted on the report – it was noted however, that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time the wreck occurred.
That accident, which took place approximately seven miles east of Piedmont remains under investigation by Alabama State Troopers.