A 74-year-old was killed when authorities say she crashed into an 18-wheeler on Interstate 59 in Birmingham.

The wreck happened at 11:33 a.m. Tuesday on I-59 northbound just before the Interstate 20 junction near Dead Man’s Curve.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified that fatality victim as Sandra Preston Thomas of Birmingham.

Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Thomas was the driver of a sedan that struck the rear of a tractor trailer. The 18-wheeler was parked in an emergency lane because of mechanical problems.

Thomas was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:50 a.m. A passenger in her vehicle was hospitalized with minor injuries.

The truck driver was not injured.