Jacksonville crash leaves driver dead

A Jacksonville woman died Thursday after the vehicle she was in struck a tree, a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police said.

The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. as Shanaa M. Thomason, 34, was in a vehicle near 400 W. Republican Road in Jacksonville, according to the report.

Thomason was a passenger in the vehicle, her father said.

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Thomason's body was taken to the Pulaski County coroner's office. The pavement was dry and the weather was clear at the time of the crash, according to the report.

Metro on 07/14/2019

CORRECTION: Shanaa M. Thomason was riding in a vehicle July 11 when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree in Jacksonville, killing Thomason, according to an Arkansas State Police report. An earlier version of this article misspelled Thomason’s first name and incorrectly stated where she was sitting in the vehicle.

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