ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) - A car crashed during heavy rain in Monroe County, killing an Aberdeen woman.
The wreck happened Thursday morning on Highway 8, east of Aberdeen.
Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley said Kristina Smith, 29, was driving west on Highway 8 toward her work in Aberdeen when she ran off the road and struck a tree.
She died at the scene from multiple trauma. She was wearing a seat belt, Gurley said.
She was alone in the vehicle, a Chevrolet Impala. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.