2 teens, 1 adult die in Perry Co. traffic crash

By The Associated Press

Arkansas State Police say three people are dead in a single-vehicle crash in Perry County.

A car driven by 41-year-old Jeff D. Smith of Bigelow went off Arkansas Highway 113 at about 11 p.m. Tuesday night. State police say Smith was killed, along with two passengers, 20-year-old Mark Joseph G. Vanderpool and 16-year-old Chadwick Stevens, both of Little Rock.

Injured was 16-year-old Cody Allen Caldwell of Bigelow.

State police say the vehicle left the highway on a curve and hit several trees.