From staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY –The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a wreck that claimed the life of a 27-year-old woman and left two children, ages two and three, in the vehicle with her seriously injured. The children were transported to the hospital by ambulance.
The deceased female was identified as Tabitha Marie Smitherman of Oak Grove on Monday. The adult male driver of the other vehicle was critically injured and was airlifted to an area hospital.
The preliminary investigation indicates one of the vehicles crossed the center lane and collided head-on with the other.
The accident occurred just after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Deputies responded to a report of a traffic accident involving two vehicles on Birmingport Road near Amanda Lane in Sylvan Springs.
The 27-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
This investigation remains ongoing.