An Alabama woman is behind bars after authorities say she fatally ran over another woman during an early-morning argument Thursday.

Just after midnight, Ozark-Dale County E911 dispatched Dale County sheriff’s deputies and Newton police to a report of a pedestrian struck in the 4300 block of County Road 43, said Sheriff Mason Bynum.

When they arrived, they found 39-year-old Ashley Williford had sustained extensive trauma to her torso and lower extremities. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

Bynum said investigators determined an altercation had taken place between Williford and 21-year-old Kelsey Tanner. Tanner is accused of the running over Williford and then fleeing.

A lookout bulletin was issued for Tanner and her vehicle. A short time later, a Newton police officer spotted the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.

Tanner is charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injure or death. She was booked into the Dale County Jail at 4:46 a.m. and is awaiting her initial court appear.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those involved,’’ Bynum said.