18-wheeler collision kills Rosston woman

MAGNOLIA — A Nevada County woman died Thursday evening when an 18-wheeler drove through an intersection and struck her vehicle.

The accident happened at the intersection of U.S. highways 82 and 371 in Magnolia, less than a mile west of Southern Arkansas University’s campus.

According to an Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary, a northbound 2013 Honda Civic driven by Shana Farrer, 53, of Rosston, was struck by an eastbound 2016 International Harvester whose driver failed to stop at the intersection.

Time of the accident was 5:17 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Farrer’s body was being held at R.L. Reeds Funeral Home. Weather and road conditions were clear and dry, according to investigating State Trooper Brian Palmer.

The report does not include the name of the tractor-trailer’s driver.


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