A young Alabama man took his own life early Wednesday morning after he stepped in front of an oncoming truck on a Chilton County highway.
The tragic incident occurred just after 6 a.m. on I-65 near the 225-mile marker in Chilton County.
The coroner’s office identified the deceased as a 21-year-old male adding that he died at the scene.
Sheriff John Shearon said the incident is being investigated as a suicide.
The man had called authorities in Shelby County earlier that morning reporting that he planned to end his life.
Shortly after the call, he drove to Chilton County where he left his car and walked in front of a semi-truck.
“Everything we’ve seen, it was an apparent intentional act,” the sheriff added.
The incident shut down the southbound lanes of I-65 for a couple of hours. All lanes were reopened by 8:45 a.m.
