Arkansas State Police: Accident Monday night on I-40 in Pope County kills 21-year-old Russellville woman

A 21-year-old Russellville woman died and a 29-year-old passenger in her vehicle was taken to an area hospital and treated for unspecified injuries after an accident on I40 Monday night , according to the Arkansas State Police.

Information supplied in the ASPP preliminary report says a 2021 Nissan driven by 210year-old Alisa Long was traveling eastbound just before pm Tuesday night when the vehicle hydroplaned, struck a ditch, and rolled over onto the roof.

Long died in the accident af her body was sent to the Pulaski County Coroner's Office for autopsy. The passenger, 20-year-old Nathan Tackett, also of Russellville, was transported to St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Russellville for treatment of unspecified injuries.

Responding trooper Ervin F. Clokey noted rainy conditions and a wet roadway were factors in the accident.,