Woman killed in Hwy. 19 crash

A Pike County woman was killed Monday afternoon in a head-on collision on Hwy. 19 near its intersection with McKinley Road.The dead woman was identified as Lassandra Buttman. She was pronounced dead at Spalding Regional Hospital.Buttman’s vehicle was traveling north on Hwy. 19 when it crossed the centerline and struck two vehicles in the southbound lane at about 3:45 p.m. One other injured person was taken to the hospital as well.”The collision remains under investigation as any and all possible causes are looked into,” Major David Neal of the P.C.S.O. said in a news release.