MS Woman Latoya Nash ID’d As Victim In Wednesday Night Goodman Fatal Crash

YAZOO COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Latoya Nash, of Goodman, Mississippi, has been identified as the victim killed in a single-vehicle blowout crash near Yazoo County Wednesday night.

Nash, 39, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Goodman on Wednesday night.

According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Nash was operating a Mercury Grand Marquis on I-55 in Yazoo County, when she apparently experienced a tire blowout. The blowout cause the vehicle to cross centerlines and exit the roadway around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle then made contact with a grouping of trees.

Nash, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,065. The county seat is Yazoo City. It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border. Its name is said to come from a Choctaw language word meaning River of Death – Wikipedia.