2-vehicle crash kills man; 3 hurt

— A White Hall man died and three others were injured Friday in a two-vehicle collision in Jefferson County.

About 1:50 a.m., Jason Rouse, 28, of Pine Bluff was driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am north on Dollarway Road as Lashaun Chidester, 41, of Pine Bluff was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon west on Norman Street when the two vehicles collided at the intersection, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality accident report.

Ricky Brooks Jr., 24, a passenger in the Pontiac, died, police said.

Rouse, Chidester and Janeka Stacker, 18, of Pine Bluff, the other passenger in the Pontiac, were injured and taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, authorities said. The extent of their injuries and their conditions Friday were not available.

Arkansas, Pages 18 on 11/24/2012

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