Tow truck driver killed in crash into Hueytown home

A man driving a tow truck was killed early Wednesday when his truck crashed into a house in Hueytown.It happened around 3:20 a.m. in the 200 block of Forest Road, according to police.The coroner's office later identified him as Franklin Eugene McMillin, 56, of Hueytown.Police and the fire department arrived to find that the tow truck, which was hauling a pickup truck on its bed, had left the road, striking the home.McMillin was pronounced dead at the scene. No one inside the house was injured.>> FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Hueytown police are investigating the crash.

HUEYTOWN, Ala. —

A man driving a tow truck was killed early Wednesday when his truck crashed into a house in Hueytown.

It happened around 3:20 a.m. in the 200 block of Forest Road, according to police.

The coroner's office later identified him as Franklin Eugene McMillin, 56, of Hueytown.

Police and the fire department arrived to find that the tow truck, which was hauling a pickup truck on its bed, had left the road, striking the home.

McMillin was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one inside the house was injured.

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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Hueytown police are investigating the crash.

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