Exterior views of Palisades in Homewood. In photo index box type photo of Palisades sign. News Staff Photo/Jerry Ayres bnbn

A 78-year-old Birmingham man died Thursday following an incident where his vehicle struck a portion of the Palisades Shopping Center.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said the incident happened at about 7:07 p.m. Tuesday.

Henry Sykes was the driver and only occupant of a Ford Ranger that struck a sidewalk awning support beam on the Palisades Shopping Center property in the 300 block of Palisades Boulevard.

Authorities believe Sykes was experiencing a medical incident when the crash occurred. He was taken to UAB Hospital, where he died Thursday afternoon.

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