JEFFERSON COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - Two people are dead after a single vehicle crash in Jefferson County.
It happened around 7:45 a.m. on Hwy 61 near Highway 552 near Fayette.
According to Cpl. Brandon Fortenberry with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, 46-year-old Shalander Tyler and 11-year-old Cristal Tyler were in a 2008 Chevrolet, when Shalander went off the road and hit a tree.
Cristal was ejected from the vehicle.
The pair died at the scene.
The crash is under investigation.
Jefferson County School District Superintendent of Education Vincent Turner said Shalander was a substitute teacher for the district and her daughter Cristal was a student.
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