HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police provided an update on the investigation into a fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 220.

The incident happened on I-220 South past Watkins Drive around 3:30 a.m. on June 23.

Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the victim, Mikayla Smith, 29, of Raymond, got out of her vehicle to check on an issue with it before she was hit by a car.

According to Brown, the driver of the car that hit Smith went off the road and hit a tree. The driver was injured during the incident.

Interim Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said Smith’s injuries were consistent with her being hit by a vehicle.

The crash remains under investigation.