Excessive speed and alcohol were contributing factors in a single-vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Dresden man last week when his car spun out of control and crashed into a tree in a residential area of Dresden.

The driver of the vehicle involved in the fatal automobile accident was identified as Bradley Odgen, 27, of 115 Locust Street in Dresden.

According to Dresden Police, at approximately 11:18 p.m. last Wednesday, officers were dispatched to 344 Linden Street, following a 911 call reporting a traffic crash with injuries at that location. Dresden Assistant Police Chief Brent Perry and Investigator Clay Anderson arrived on the scene within two minutes. Upon arrival, the officers found a 2003 Dodge Neon sedan in the front yard of the residence. The vehicle had sustained extensive damage during the crash; and the fatally injured driver of the vehicle was still inside, but was not entrapped. It is the conclusion of the investigation that the driver died instantly during the first major impact of the crash.

The Dresden Fire Department, Weakley County EMS and Weakley County Rescue Squad also responded to the scene of the accident. An inspection of the wreckage revealed that the vehicle had ruptured and dislodged its gas tank during the crash and was spilling fuel into the ground. Rescue personnel and police searched the area extensively for other victims that might have been ejected, but fortunately there had been no passengers in the vehicle.