Man killed in Jack Warner Parkway wreck Saturday identified

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The Tuscaloosa Police Department’s Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that happened early Saturday on Jack Warner Parkway.
Investigators said a passing motorist called 911 just after 2 a.m. and reported a vehicle had struck a pole and caught fire at the intersection of Jack Warner Parkway and Randall Way.
The driver, 29-year-old Michael Aaron Lax, died at the scene.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.