Franklin Co. Man Killed in Weekend Wreck

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) — Alabama state troopers are investigating a one-car crash that killed a Spruce Pine man early Saturday morning.

It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Franklin 52 in Franklin County.

Troopers say 35-year-old Michael Blanton was killed when he ran his pickup truck off the road, and hit a tree.

Troopers are still investigating the wreck.