By WHITNEE ICE and TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
A 28-year-old St. Joseph woman died in a one-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon at the intersection of North Belt Highway and Beck Road.
St. Joseph police identified the woman as Jessica A. Smith. Police say her maiden name is Edwards.
The crash, which occurred around 3:30 p.m., forced the closure of the southbound lanes of North Belt Highway for nearly five hours.
St. Joseph Traffic Sergeant James Tonn says no other vehicles were involved.
"One vehicle was southbound on the Belt, just north of Beck Road it entered into the northbound lane so it was going the wrong way and it struck a concrete pillar holding up the street lights, overturned and came to rest in the intersection of Belt and Beck so it was a single vehicle crash, single occupant and the occupant is deceased," Tonn tells St. Joseph Post.
This article has been updated since first published.