Police: Man killed in morning crash on Altama Avenue

An Albany man died before dawn Friday morning when the vehicle in which he was riding struck a tree on Altama Avenue near College of Coastal Georgia, city police said.

Montreal Fletcher, 43, died at the scene, police said.

The Glynn County woman who was driving the vehicle was flown to UF Health Hospital in Jacksonville, where she was reported in stable condition later Friday morning, police said. The crash occurred around around 5 a.m.

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