Two Mississippi men have been arrested, Alabama police say, for their role in a street racing death of a friend on an Alabama interstate.
The incident happened Friday morning when Hoover, Alabama, police were notified of a traffic crash that occurred on I-459 South near mile marker 13, which is near the exit for U.S. Highway 31.
Witnesses described three vehicles driving at a high rate of speed on I-459.
One of the vehicles, a Nissan Sentra, left the roadway and struck a tree. It is believed to have been struck by one of the other vehicles, causing it to leave the roadway.
One of the occupants inside the vehicle was pronounced deceased on the scene, and another occupant was transported by the Hoover Fire Department to a local hospital with what are believed to be serious injuries.
Descriptions of all the involved vehicles were provided by 911 callers and disseminated to patrol officers in Hoover and adjacent agencies.
A short time later a Hoover Police officer observed the other two vehicles believed to be involved traveling on John Hawkins Pkwy near Hunter Street.