Fatal accident claims a woman’s life in Monroe Co.
MONROE, Miss. (WCBI) – A single-vehicle crash claims the life of an Aberdeen woman.
The incident happened on Tuesday, October 29, at around 2:30 p.m.
According to Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley, 73-year-old Lela Swindle Pate was driving South on Coontail Road in a 2016 Hyundai Elantra.
Pate’s vehicle ran off the road a struck a tree.
Both Pate and a family member inside the vehicle were trapped inside, but later removed by first responders.
Pate was transported to NMMC-Gilmore Amory where she died.
The passenger was taken to NMMC-Tupelo, and later transferred to Memphis.
Gurley said Pate was wearing a seatbelt and died from multiple trauma.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the accident.
