Hot Spring County crash claims life of Traskwood man

A one-vehicle crash early Thursday morning claimed the life of a Hot Spring County man.

According to a preliminary fatal crash summary posted by Arkansas State Police, 26-year-old Jarod Rhodes was driving a 2004 Dodge Ram east on Traskwood Road when he drove off the roadway and struck a tree.

Rhodes, of Traskwood, died in the crash. An obituary notes that Rhodes, a father of two, was studying to become a journeyman electrician.

Road conditions were wet and the weather conditions were noted as rainy, according to investigating State Trooper Jayson Weston.

The collision happened at 2:10 a.m. Thursday, April 16.


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