GADSDEN POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:53 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, has claimed the life of an Elkmont woman. Kathy N. Hamilton, 65,  was fatally injured when the 2000 GMC 1500 she was driving left the road, striking a fence before traveling into a pond. Hamilton was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Hali B. Bridges, 30, of Elkmont, and Chance B. Bridges, 29, of Athens, who were both passengers in the GMC, were injured and transported to Gadsden Regional Medical Center in Gadsden for medical treatment.

The crash occurred on Riverview Dr, near Tillison Road, within Gadsden city limits, in Etowah County. Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.