Gadsden, AL : Gary Davis was killed in a log truck crash at U.S. Highway 278 on Tuesday,August 9th,2016

A man driving a log truck died in a crash about 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 278 at Tom Cat Road.

Phillip Gary Davis, 52, was killed when the 2001 Freightliner he was driving was struck by a 2015 Ford, driven by Timothy Klopfestein, 52, of Wapakonepa, OH.

According to Ball Play No. 1 Volunteer Fire Chief John Chapman, Davis was heading west toward Hokes Bluff and swerved to avoid a car stopped to make a turn and another car that tried to go around the stopped vehicle. Both of the other vehicles were traveling eastbound.

The log truck clipped the second vehicle and went off an embankment, overturning.

Chapman said the volunteer fire department got the call at 1:57 p.m. and responded.

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Log truck driver killed in crash Tuesday afternoon outside of Hokes Bluff