KENTON COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Martha Arlinghaus, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday morning wrong-way crash in Kenton County.

Arlinghaus, 83, was killed in a wrong-way crash that injured two others in Fort Wright Sunday morning.

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According to reports, Arlinghaus was operating a vehicle on Interstate 75 near Kyles Lanes in Fort Wright, when the vehicle came into head-on contact with another vehicle traveling the wrong-way around 7 a.m. Sunday.

The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger suffered minor injuries and was released from the hospital.

Arlinghaus died of injuries suffered in the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,720, making it the third most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seats are Covington and Independence – Wikipedia.