ROCKFORD, AL — A 68-year-old Texas man died early Sunday after a single-vehicle crash in Coosa County, Alabama, according to state troopers. Rickey T. Montz of Plano was driving a 2013 Lincoln MKS when it left the roadway and struck an embankment. Troopers said he was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The wreck happened around 3 a.m. on Coosa County 42 near Coosa County 127, about five miles east of Rockford.
Crash Details
Alabama State Troopers said Montz was the only person involved in the wreck. The vehicle went off the road for reasons that have not been publicly explained and hit an embankment along the county route. The crash location places it on Coosa County 42 near the intersection with Coosa County 127, in a rural area east of Rockford. No other injuries were reported.
Officials identified the vehicle as a 2013 Lincoln MKS. Troopers did not release additional details about weather, road conditions or whether any other factors may have contributed to the wreck. At this stage, the focus remains on the circumstances of the single-car crash and how Montz’s vehicle came to leave the roadway shortly before dawn.
Seat Belt Use Noted
Investigators also said Montz was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. That detail was included in the troopers’ account of the fatal wreck. He was pronounced dead where the crash occurred, ending what authorities described as an early morning single-vehicle incident. The age and hometown provided by troopers identified him as a Plano resident.
In fatal crash reports, seat belt use is often listed as part of the basic facts surrounding the collision. In this case, troopers have tied that detail directly to the death of the driver. No passengers were mentioned, and state officials have not said whether the wreck involved any evasive maneuver, roadway hazard or mechanical issue.
Troopers Investigating
Alabama State Troopers are handling the investigation into the crash. Their statement so far gives the time, place and basic sequence of events, but not a final explanation for why the Lincoln left the road. The scene was cleared after authorities documented the wreck, and no further updates were included in the initial account…