An Autauga County woman has been killed in a crash involving a minivan in Chilton County.

Alabama State Troopers say 54-year-old Jessica Fortenberry of Billingsley was a passenger in the van, which left the road and hit a tree. Investigators say she was not using a seat belt, was thrown out of the van and died at the scene.

The driver, 57-year-old Jaynell M. Peters of Thorsby, was injured and taken to UAB Hospital in Birmingham for treatment.

The crash happened at about 2:45AM today on Chilton County Road 37 near Chilton County Road 76, about two miles southwest of Clanton.

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