CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Shayleigh Smith, of Jackson, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday double-fatal vehicle crash and pedestrian strike in Cape Girardeau County.
Smith, 18, and a 16-year-old from Hayti, were both killed early Saturday morning during a vehicle crash near Oak Ridge.
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According to reports, Smith and the other teen were standing near their disabled Mazda 6 on Interstate 55 near the Little Apple Creek bridge, when the Mazda and the teens were struck by a Ford F150 driven by Edward Lee of Memphis.
Smith was pronounced dead 2:15 a.m. on Saturday. The unidentified juvenile was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m.
The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Cape Girardeau County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri; its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 75,674. The county seat is Jackson, the first city in the US to be named in honor of President Andrew Jackson – Wikipedia.