Northport Woman Killed in Wreck on Highway 43 Friday

A Northport woman died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 43 north of Samantha, State Troopers confirmed Saturday morning.

Jeremy Burkett, a spokesperson for the Troopers, said the victim was driving a 2019 Ford Edge when she collided head-on with a 2015 Dodge Charger that was being driven by an 18-year-old juvenile.

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The driver of the Ford, 59-year-old Alisa Swindle, suffered fatal injuries in the wreck and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Burkett said the wreck took place near mile marker 217, about 15 miles north of the city of Northport between Samantha and Berry.

The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Burkett said the Trooper's Highway Patrol Division will continue to investigate the deadly accident, but no further details were available Saturday morning.