The crash happened around 9:15 a.m. on Pleasant Valley Road near St. Clair County 22. Pollard, who lived in Woodland, was riding a motorcycle when it went off the roadway and hit the pole, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Pollard suffered fatal injuries in the crash. Emergency crews responded, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The circumstances leading up to the crash are still unclear. Authorities have not said what caused Pollard’s motorcycle to leave the road, and no additional details about the moments before the collision have been released.
Pollard’s death was a sudden loss for his family, friends and others who knew him. He was a 45-year-old Randolph County man whose life ended during what appears to have been a routine ride.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is continuing to investigate the crash. Investigators have not announced any other factors involved in the incident.
For now, the key questions remain unanswered. Authorities are still working to determine why the motorcycle left Pleasant Valley Road and what happened just before it struck the utility pole.
Pollard was from Woodland, Alabama. He died at the crash scene near Odenville as investigators began piecing together the events that led to the fatal collision.
Incident location: Pleasant Valley Road near St. Clair County 22, near Odenville, St. Clair County, Alabama.
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