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Fatal Crash in Jackson County

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One person was killed in a single vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Jackson County.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash on Highway 51 near Traux Traer Road in Elkville.
A car, driven by Ambyr Wallace, was going northbound on Highway 51, when she lost control behind the wheel, left the roadway to the left and overturned.

Wallace was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle when it overturned and pronounced dead at the scene.

Wallace's brother, 26-year-old Aramis Wallace of DuQuoin, was a passenger. He was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
 

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