A 71-year-old man was killed Friday in a three-vehicle crash in Blount County.

Michael Carpick Jr. of Hoover was killed when the 2013 Mazda Miata he was driving crashed into a Freightliner semi-truck and a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe.

The crash occurred around 4:46 p.m. on U.S. 278 at the intersection of Alabama 79, about five miles west of Snead.

Hoover veteran, Reddit moderator remembered after deadly crash Michael Carpick Jr., 71, was killed in a crash in Blount County on July 14, when state troopers said his Mazda Miata crashed into a Freightliner semi-truck and a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe.

Carpick was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers and occupants of the two other vehicles were not injured.

No further information was provided in a news release issued Saturday morning. Alabama State Troopers are investigating.