Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 30 in Bryant, Arkansas.
What Happened: An SUV allegedly hit a tractor-trailer while driving the wrong direction on the interstate.
Participants:
- Brittany Watson, driver of passenger vehicle
- Nicodemus Ragira, driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Brittany Watson, 30, killed
- Nicodemus Ragira, 25, injured
Details:
On or about Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, around 2:19 in the morning, a major accident between an SUV and a tractor-trailer left a 30-year-old woman dead and sent a 25-year-old man to the hospital. Troopers from the ASP said the accident was reported along Interstate 30 in Bryant, Arkansas.
Spokespeople from the Arkansas State Police said 30-year-old Brittany Watson was killed when the SUV she was driving allegedly hit a tractor-trailer head-on while driving the wrong direction on I-30. Emergency responders pronounced Watson dead of her injuries a short time after they responded to the scene of the accident.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is not far from the 124 mile marker.
State and local agencies assisted after the accident.