Driver killed after car hits tree, overturns

A Higden woman died after being ejected from her car when it ran off a Van Buren County road and hit a tree, authorities said.

Arkansas State Police say 56-year-old Barbara A. Baldwin was driving a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire east on Arkansas 337 west of Arkansas 92 about 7:40 p.m. Monday when the car veered off the road.

According to the report, the Sunfire hit a driveway, struck a tree and then overturned, ejecting Baldwin. She died at the scene.

Police say conditions were clear and dry in the area.

Baldwin was the 147th person to die in a traffic accident on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.

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