TEXARKANA, AR. (THECOUNT) — Kayla Michelle Morton, of Texarkana, AR, has been identified as the victim in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday.

Morton, 24, was operating a vehicle early Saturday morning on Realtor Street, in Texarkana, when the fatal crash occurred.

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According to a crash report, Morton was traveling eastbound on the I-30 frontage road just after 2:30 a.m., when she failed to negotiate a curve and exited the roadway. The vehicle then collided with a tree before coming to a rest.

Morton was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the violent crash.

Kayla Michelle Morton, 24 of Texarkana, Ark., was pronounced dead a St. Michael hospital. source

Morton’s husband took to Facebook to announce the sad news and remember his beloved wife:

Anyone with possible information on the crash may contact police at 911.