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Smackover woman killed crossing highway
This article was originally published December 4, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. Updated December 4, 2012 at 7:17 a.m.
A Smackover woman was killed Monday evening while trying to cross Arkansas 7 on foot in Union County, authorities said.
Melinda K. Taylor, 51, was attempting to walk across the highway at Sumac Road when she was hit by a 2003 Toyota Camry heading south, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
The accident happened a little after 6 p.m., state police said.
Taylor was dead at the scene and taken to a funeral home in El Dorado.
The Camry’s driver and passenger were unhurt.
Taylor was the 505th person to die in a traffic accident in Arkansas so far this year, according to preliminary figures.
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