Overview
- A man was seen slumped over in a silver sedan near Campus Drive and McCorvey Drive before his car moved at low speed and hit a tree by the Student Center Parking Deck.
- Responders from Tuscaloosa Police, University of Alabama Police, and Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue attempted life-saving measures, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Tuscaloosa Police said its Traffic Homicide Unit will examine what happened in the moments leading up to the crash.
- Officials said the driver was not affiliated with the university as a student, faculty member, or staff, and his name and age have not been released.
- A University of Alabama police officer arrived first, broke the driver’s window, and began chest compressions as students gathered nearby, according to on-scene reporting.