CARTHAGE- Law enforcement authorities in Jasper County are investigating an accident that killed a woman just before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a vehicle was southbound on Interstate 49 at Carthage and struck Micaela A. Abernathy, 31, Leesburg, FL., The vehicle left the scene.

Abernathy was transported to Chappel Crematory in Webb City.

Few additional details on the vehicle involved in the accident are available.