Woman killed in early-morning crash in Boone County

A woman was killed in a single-car crash in Boone County on Tuesday morning. The Boone County Sheriff's Office said the woman was driving in the 16000 block of Lebanon-Crittenden Road south of Verona just before 8 a.m. when she lost control of her car in a curve. Deputies said the driver overcorrected, ran off the road and struck a tree on the driver's side. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Her name has not yet been released. Deputies are continuing to investigate the crash and have not said it if was weather-related.