A single-vehicle crash Thursday claimed the life of a Montgomery man.

Desi Patterson, 43, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the icy roadway and struck a tree, according to an Alabama Department of Public Safety press release.

The crash occurred at about 5 a.m. on U.S. 82, four miles west of Billingsley.

Seat belts were not in use at the time of the crash.

No more information is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.