LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A crash early Thursday morning claimed the life of a Lamar County woman.
26-year-old Ashley Welch of Vernon was fatally injured when the Jeep Grand Cherokee she was driving ran off the road and hit a ditch, rolled over, and hit a utility pole.
The crash happened around 5:30 AM Thursday on Highway 17 near Country Club Road. Welch died at the scene. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The Highway patrol Division of ALEA is investigating the crash.