PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Katelyn Marie Baker, of Seminary, Mississippi, has been identified as the young mother killed in a vehicle crash in Pearl River County Tuesday morning.
Baker, 23, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Pearl River County Tuesday.
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According to reports, Baker was operating a GMC Yukon on Highway 11 in Pearl River County, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then came into contact with a substantial tree.
Baker 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: Pearl River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 55,834 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Poplarville. Pearl River County comprises the Picayune, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area – Wikipedia.