State troopers investigate deadly crash in Lowndes County

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A west Alabama woman died in an early morning crash in Lowndes County.

The crash happened on Highway 12, near Jack Wiggins Road, just before 8 a.m.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol said a Dodge Durango left the road, hit a tree, and overturned.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said 54-year-old Marty Dollar of Vernon, Alabama died at the scene.

Dollar was on her way to work at North Mississippi Medical Center – West Point where she was a nurse.

MHP is continuing to investigate the accident.

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