A Dalton woman died Friday in a single-car accident on I-75 near Adairsville, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Bobby Childers, an operator at Georgia State Patrol Post 3 in Cartersville, said 26-year-old Christy Cherie Newberry veered off the right side of the freeway at approximately 6:50 a.m., lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree.

Newberry was taken by ambulance to Cartersville Medical Center where she died later that day.

Newberry was an employee of Hamilton Medical Center.

The funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Carolyn Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Green officiating.

Burial will be in United Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at Julian Peeples Funeral Home, Pleasant Grove Chapel, Monday from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.