Ellen L. Hudson of Ooltewah was killed in a two-vehicle wreck on Friday night on Snowhill Road.
At approximately 5:45 p.m., Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies and traffic investigators responded to the 6900 block of Snowhill Road for the report of a vehicle accident involving two automobiles.
According to the preliminary investigation, a Honda CRV traveling northbound on Snowhill Road went off the right side of the road, across the shoulder, and into a ditch. It then proceeded back onto the roadway where it eventually rotated and traveled into the opposite lane of traffic.
The vehicle then struck a Chrysler Pacifica.The driver of the Honda CRV, Ms. Hudson, was found to be unresponsive and was transported to a local medical facility where the individual was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the Chrysler Pacifica sustained what appear to be non-life threatening injuries.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation by the HCSO Traffic Division.