Woman dies on icy roads

A single-vehicle crash at 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, January. 17, has claimed the life of a Brewton woman. Tressa Mechell Richards, 42, was killed when the 2003 Pontiac Grand AM, in which she was a passenger, lost control driving over a patch of ice on the roadway and overturned into a creek. The vehicle was driven by Norma Jean Jerkins, Brewton, who sustained minor injuries and was taken to Andalusia Regional Hospital along with passengers, Regina Kay Stanford and a 6 year old child. Richards was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on U.S 29, approximately 10 miles south of Andalusia. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.