Alabama digital road sign hacked to display white supremacist messages

Motorists reported that a sign displayed the name of a white nationalist hate group and a far-right slogan

Authorities in Alabama are investigating how white supremacist messages appeared on a digital road sign along a highway busy with Memorial Day traffic.

Motorists on Interstate 65 near Clanton called state troopers at lunchtime on Monday to report the words Patriot Front" and reclaim America" were flashing on an electronic sign, interspersed with messages warning of an upcoming roadwork zone, AL.com reported.