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Auburn Man Dies In Traffic Accident

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (EETV) – A single-vehicle crash at 10:26 a.m. today, Jan. 19, claimed the life of an Auburn man. John Paul Vitruk, 64, was killed when the 2007 GMC pickup he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and overturned. Vitruk was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 169 near the 16 mile marker, near Lee Road 175. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.