Orrville woman dies in crash on Christmas Day

A single-vehicle crash in Dallas County on Christmas Day has claimed the life of an Orrville woman.

It happened around 6:30 a.m. Thursday on Alabama 6 near the 45 mile marker, approximately eight miles north of Safford.

Troopers say 65-year-old Brenda Leshore was fatally injured when the car she was driving left the roadway, hit several trees and overturned.

Leshore, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time, was ejected from the car and pronounced dead on the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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