A single-vehicle crash at around 3:40pm on Sunday (January 30th) claimed the life of a Leeds woman.
Peggy Howard, age 67 was fatally injured when the 2010 Ford Fusion she was driving left the roadway and struck a concrete barrier. She was transported to UAB Hospital, where she later died as a result of her injuries. That crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the 265 mile marker, approximately one mile north of Birmingham, in Jefferson County.
Nothing more is available – as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.