RURAL OUACHITA, Ark. — State troopers are investigating a fatal wreck that occurred late June 20 along State Highway 24.
Alacia Cruz-Dudley, 18, of Camden, rode as a passenger in a 2017 Kia Forte. Shortly before 11 p.m., the vehicle veered off the roadway near milepost 11. The car exited the westbound lane and struck a tree along the shoulder, according to Arkansas State Police.
Emergency responders pronounced Cruz-Dudley dead at the scene. Her body was released to the Ouachita County Coroner’s Office.
The 18-year-old driver, also from Camden, survived the accident and was treated at Ouachita County Medical Center.
Police said weather conditions were clear and the pavement was dry at the time of the incident which remains under investigation.