1-car crash kills Hot Springs man

— A 25-year-old man died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Hot Springs, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatal-accident report.

About 3 a.m., Geoffrey Bruce Gatliff of Hot Springs was driving a Ford Crown Victoria north on Central Avenue when he lost control at Crestwood Street and drove onto the sidewalk, the report said.

The car then stuck a metal gate, went airborne and overturned several times, the report said. Gatliff was thrown from the car, which then caught fire, the report said. He died at the scene.

Arkansas, Pages 11 on 09/03/2010

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