Overview
- Authorities in Cobb County say Braxton failed to maintain her lane and struck a median on I-285 on Feb. 21 in a single-vehicle crash.
- The WNBA announced her death on Feb. 22, and officials indicated formal investigative findings and a public cause-of-death statement were still pending.
- Braxton, the No. 7 pick in the 2005 draft, made the All-Rookie team that year, was a 2007 All-Star, and won championships with Detroit in 2006 and 2008.
- She played 10 WNBA seasons with the Detroit/Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury, and New York Liberty before finishing her career in 2014 and later working for Nike.
- Survivors include her husband, Jarvis Jackson, and sons Jelani Thurman and Jream Jackson, with her son Jelani sharing social-media tributes as former teams honored her legacy.