18-year-old Floyd County woman dies in Route 221 crash

Crash happened early Sunday morning

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FLOYD COUNTY, Va. – An 18-year-old woman died in a crash early Sunday morning in Floyd County, according to Virginia State Police.

Police said the crash occurred at 2:18 a.m. on Route 221, about half a mile north of Route 761, after a 1998 Ford Mustang traveling south ran off the left side, hit a tree and ejected the driver.

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The driver, Katerina Renee Higgins, of Willis, was not wearing her seatbelt and died at the scene, according to police.

The crash remains under investigation.

Below is a map of the approximate location the crash happened:


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