An Illinois woman died early Saturday after a wreck in Limestone County.

According to state troopers, Laurina R. Hernandez, 28, was fatally injured when the 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe in which she was a passenger left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned at about 1:50 a.m. on Zehner Road, about four miles west of Athens.

Troopers said Hernandez, who was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash, later died of her injuries at Athens Limestone Hospital.

Hernandez was seven months pregnant, Limestone County Coroner Mike West told The News Courier.

The driver of the Hyundai, Hayden Rose, 20, of Athens, was not injured, troopers said.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division said it continues to investigate.

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