St. Clair County man killed in Etowah County crash

From Tribune staff reports

ETOWAH COUNTY – A car crash that occurred at approximately 2:42 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, claimed the life of a Steele man, according to Senior Trooper Vu Quang of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

“Douglas C. Loveless, 35, was fatally injured when the 2014 Nissan Sentra he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and crashed into an embankment,” Quang said. “Loveless was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.”

The accident occurred on Interstate 59 near the 194-mile marker, about five miles north of Gadsden, in Etowah County.

No further information is available as ALEA Highway Patrol Division officers continue their investigation.