Arkansas woman dies after falling from motorcycle

A Jonesboro woman was killed Monday when she fell from the motorcycle she was riding, Arkansas State Police said.

Authorities identified the woman as 25-year-old Brittnay James. Police said she fell while riding east on Johnson Avenue shortly before 9 p.m.

The report identified James as a passenger on a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle. No other injuries were reported.

Conditions at the time were said to be clear and dry.

There have been 155 fatalities in crashes on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.

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