Hartselle woman dies after Montgomery County wreck

Eric Fleischauer, The Decatur Daily, Ala.

Jan. 7—An 80-year-old Hartselle woman died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a Sunday wreck, state troopers said today.

Joann J. Guthery was seriously injured when the 2015 Kia Sportage she was driving veered off Interstate 65 North before hitting a ditch and a tree. The 2:46 p.m. accident took place 7 miles south of Montgomery, troopers said.

Guthery was transported to Baptist Medical Center South and later moved to UAB Hospital in Birmingham, where she died.

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