CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF ) - A 27-year-old man is dead, and a woman is injured after a single-vehicle crash in Cullman County early Sunday morning.

State troopers say Michael P. McClellan, 27, of Vinemont, was killed when the 1999 Ford F-250 pickup he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and then an embankment.

McClellan was ejected from the truck, authorities say.

The passenger of the vehicle, a 32-year-old woman, was injured and taken to UAB Hospital for treatment.

Authorities say the crash happened on U.S. 31, near the 331-mile marker, around 12 a.m.

They say McClellan was not using a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

State troopers are continuing to investigate.

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