MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, AR. (THECOUNT) — Brittany Shanice Woodson, of Blytheville, Arkansas, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday fatal vehicle crash in Mississippi County.

Woodson, 27, was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor Wednesday afternoon.

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According to reports, Woodson was operating a Nissan Sentra on Interstate 55 in Mississippi County, when the vehicle came into rear-end contact with a stopped big-rig around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Woodson 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: Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,480. There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. The county was formed on November 1, 1833, and named for the Mississippi River which borders the county to the east – Wikipedia.