Woman sentenced for fatal drunk driving crash
Woman sentenced for fatal drunk driving crash By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 12, 2021 at 9:21 AM CDT - Updated April 12 at 6:58 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A woman involved in a crash that claimed the life of a teen will spend the next 8 years in prison.
According to court documents, 62-year-old Cheryl Clement of Horseshoe Bend was intoxicated on Jan. 30, 2019, when she collided head-on with a truck driven by Rodney Kemp, 39, of Salem on Johnson View Road near Wiseman.
Before the crash, which claimed the life of 17-year-old Tiffany Russell, Clement had consumed six whiskey drinks at a local club, the affidavit stated.