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Lee County man dies in east Alabama car crash on the day after Christmas

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A Lee County man died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday in east Alabama.

Darrell Sanders, 57, of Salem, was fatally injured when the 2018 Nissan Rogue he was driving left the roadway at 4:27 p.m. and struck two trees on Lee County 240, near the intersection with Lee County 199, approximately nine miles west of Smiths Station, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced in a news release Friday.

Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene.

No further information about the crash was immediately released.

Mark Rice
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.
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