A man attempting to elude Scottsboro police died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Jackson County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Luke F. Crockett, 33, was fatally injured when the 2007 Jeep Liberty he was driving left the roadway and struck multiple trees, according to the ALEA report. The crash occurred at approximately 1:50 a.m.

Crockett, who the report said was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident, was ejected from the car and pronounced dead on the scene.

The report from ALEA said Crockett was attempting to elude a Scottsboro Police Officer at the time of crash, which occurred on Jackson County 21 near McClendon Drive, approximately 200 feet north of Scottsboro, in Jackson County.

No further information is available as troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

(AL.COM)