Tangipahoa Parish ,LA :One dead in fatal crash on Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish on Tuesday ,August 25th 2015

One person has died in a two vehicle accident Wednesday on Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish between Independence and Amite.

Louisiana State Police have identified the victim in the accident as 22-year-old Summer Allen Graves of Amite.

Police say the accident was reported about 3 a.m.

Police say investigators believe Graves was traveling north in the southbound lane of the interstate and collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by 63-year-old Jackie Hartfield of Columbia, Mississippi.

Graves was pronounced deceased on scene by the Tangipahoa Parish Coroner's Office. Hartfield suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

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State Police: 1 dead in fatal crash on Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish