OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) – A 44-year-old male is dead after a single-vehicle crash occurred near Lafayette Parkway in Opelika Wednesday night. According to the Opelika Police Department, authorities received a call regarding a single-vehicle crash near the 3200 block of Lafayette Parkway in Opelika around 11:55 p.m. Wednesday night. OPD says they responded to the call and upon arrival saw a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. In attempt to contain the flames, Opelika Fire officials used a fire extinguisher.