Joshua K Leblanc Obituary, Death; – Alabama officials have identified a man who lost his life last week in a crash in Walker County, after which the Tesla he was operating ignited.
Senior Trooper Gregory Corble, a representative for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, stated that the driver was 29-year-old Joshua K. Leblanc, a resident of Huntsville.
Leblanc was allegedly driving a 2021 Tesla Model 3 on Hill Road in Walker County when the vehicle veered off the road, hit a guardrail, collided with multiple trees, and subsequently caught fire.
Corble reported that Leblanc succumbed to his injuries at the scene, and his remains were taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, where his identity was later verified. The incident occurred last Tuesday, July 22nd, at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Hill Road near Drummond Switch Cut Off Road, about two miles south of Empire.
No additional information was available as of Thursday.