JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL. (THECOUNT) — Katherine Marie Dykes, of Birmingham, Alabama, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday fatal vehicle crash in Jefferson County.
Kay Dykes, 25, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Birmingham Sunday morning.
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According to reports, Dykes was operating a vehicle on the 9300 block of Parkway East in Birmingham, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 4:50 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle then came into contact with a substantial tree and a utility pole.
Dykes was pronounced dead on the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, located in the central portion of the state. As of the 2010 census, its population was 658,466. Its county seat is Birmingham, the most populous city in the state – Wikipedia.