Fatal Car Crash in Jasper County Kills Woman from Carthage, Injures Several Others

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One woman is dead following a fatal car crash in Jasper County.

Highway Patrol troopers say 22-year-old Destiny Jennings was driving an SUV along County Road 80 near Avilla Friday morning when she pulled out in front of an oncoming Toyota Sienna.

Jennings was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while a male passenger inside the vehicle was hospitalized with serious injuries.

There were also two children inside the vehicle, but neither was seriously injured.

Investigators say there were four people inside the other vehicle involved in the crash, and each of them were hospitalized with a variety of injuries, including some severe.

MSHP Troop D has reported Jennings’ death as the 68th fatality for their area in 2024.