GADSDEN POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately
11:55 p.m. Friday, July 4, has claimed the life of a Collinsville man.
Derrick G. Barkley, 48, was fatally injured when the 2018 Chevrolet
Colorado he was driving left the roadway, struck a fence and utility
pole before overturning. Barkley was not wearing a seat belt at the time
of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on DeKalb County 30 near DeKalb County 84, three
miles northwest of Collinsville, in DeKalb County. Nothing further is
available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA)
Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.