Northport woman dies in fatal Friday crash

A Northport woman is dead in the wake of a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 43 Friday evening.

The wreck happened just before 5:30 p.m. near the 217-mile marker, about 15 miles north of Northport in Tuscaloosa County.

Alisa J. Swindle, 59, was fatally injured when the vehicle she was driving collided head-on with another vehicle driven by an 18-year-old.

Swindle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division are investigating the cause of the wreck.