Seymour woman killed in one-vehicle crash

A Seymour woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident 8:08 a.m. today on Route BB, north of Walnut Ridge, five miles south of Seymour.

According to the Highway Patrol report, Joni S. Whiteman, 58, Seymour, driving a 2001 Ford Escape, failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a bridge.






Webster County Coroner Robbie Jernigan pronounced Williams dead at the scene at 9:52 a.m.

The fatality was the ninth this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.