MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - One Alabama State Trooper was incredibly aware of his surroundings while driving on I-85 Tuesday afternoon. He spotted a man smoking something from a piece of aluminum foil in a car next to him and initiated a traffic stop.

Authorities say the trooper was traveling north on I-85 at the 13mm when he observed the driver of the vehicle next to him smoking something from a piece of aluminum foil. The driver was using both hands to do this and had taken both of his hands off of the steering wheel of the vehicle.

The trooper initiated a traffic stop and determined that the man was smoking crack cocaine.

The driver, 57-year-old Joseph Felder of Fitzpatrick, AL, was cited for reckless driving and arrested for DUI and possession of a controlled substance.

A mug shot of Felder was not immediately available.

Weather permitting, work to remove the railroad crossing on State Route 152 (Northern Boulevard) between Lower Wetumpka Road and Jackson Ferry Road in Montgomery will begin Friday, Oct 19 at 11 p.m.

Eastbound and westbound lanes of the Northern Boulevard near the railroad crossing will be closed during the Alabama Department of Transportation’s operation to remove the crossing, improving the smoothness of the roadway. It is anticipated lanes will reopen to traffic Sunday, Oct. 21 at 11 p.m.

Motorists should consider using alternate routes, adjust arrival/departure times, observe work zone speed limits and other work zone signs, and use extreme caution in this area. ALDOT thanks motorists for their patience during this construction to improve Alabama’s roadways.

ALDOT's mission is to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally and economically sound transportation network across Alabama.

MONTGOMERY CO., AL (WSFA) - A single-vehicle crash in the early hours of Sunday morning claimed the life of a Montgomery woman and injured another person.

Alabama State Troopers say 25-year-old Ashely Nicole Barns was killed in an accident off of AL 110, two miles east of Montgomery, around 5 a.m. Sunday. Barns was the passenger in a 2001 Honda Accord driven by Roosevelt King.

The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. King was transferred to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.

No additional information is available at this time as authorities continue to investigate.