Police identify Arkansas woman who jumped from moving ambulance, died

Police have identified a woman who died after reportedly jumping from a moving ambulance in Arkansas on Monday.

Liz Chapman, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas State Police, said that Kelsey N. Cox, 25, of Paragould was being taken from Paragould to a Little Rock mental health facility.

While traveling southbound on U.S. 67, Cox jumped from the Arkansas Emergency Transport ambulance in Searcy, Chapman said. Troopers arrived at 12:13 p.m. that day.

An investigation is ongoing by state police.

Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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