Brinkley woman killed in collision

A Brinkley woman was killed Tuesday afternoon in a collision with a tractor-trailer rig in Monroe County, according to a preliminary fatality report from Arkansas State Police.

Diana Tackett, 72, of Brinkley, died just before 12:20 p.m. when the 2022 Chrysler 300 she was driving was struck by a 2015 Freightliner while crossing U.S. 49 on Sheriff Road.

A trooper investigating the crash reported that the weather was cloudy and the road was dry at the time.

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