An Alabaster man has died following a traffic crash in Homewood earlier this week.
Robert Wayne Nelson Jr., 54, was injured Tuesday morning. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, Nelson was pronounced dead at 5:42 a.m. Wednesday at UAB Hospital.
The wreck happened at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday on West Oxmoor Road at Oxmoor Lane. Authorities said Nelson was a passenger in a vehicle that collided into the rear of a truck.
The exact cause of death has not yet been determined. The Homewood Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the wreck.