Police have identified a Fort Myers woman killed in a St. Petersburg car accident Wednesday.

According to officials with the Florida Highway Patrol, 77 year-old Karen Hay was killed Wednesday afternoon when her vehicle crossed the center lane of interstate 75 and slammed into an oncoming truck near North Port. Police say Hay was driving south near mile marker 180 shortly before 2:00 p.m. when her vehicle drifted out of the southbound lanes, crossed the median, and moved into the path of a northbound semi-tractor-trailer.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Sarasota-resident Ramiro Vidal, swerved toward the shoulder to avoid a collision, but the front of Hay's car collided with the truck, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said.

Hay was transported by Bayflite to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg following the crash, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 were closed for two hours while crews worked to clean up the accident.