DOTHAN: A 36-year-old Dothan man was killed in an early morning vehicle crash Thursday, October 15, according to the Dothan Police Department.
Police said officers responded to the 2700 block of Ross Clark Circle shortly before 2 a.m. after receiving reports of a crash in which the driver had been ejected from the vehicle.
When officers arrived, they found the driver, identified as Charlie Lee Wright Jr., of Dothan, just off the roadway. Wright was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the preliminary investigation, Wright’s vehicle briefly left the roadway before the driver lost control. The vehicle then overturned, ejecting Wright.
Investigators believe speed may have been a factor in the crash.
The Dothan Police Department’s Crash Team is investigating. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.
