Taxi driver dies after hitting tree in Palmyra

A Somerset County woman died when the taxi she was driving hit a tree in Palmyra on Wednesday.

Olivia Reed, 67, of Fairfield, was driving a Blue 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis on Ell Hill Road when she drove into the oncoming lane, off the road and hit a tree.

Reed, who was wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

Elite Transportation Inc. in Benton, owns the taxi, officials said.