One killed, three hurt in Paragould wreck

One person was killed and three others hurt when two vehicles collided on U.S. 49 South in Paragould late Sunday, authorities said.

Arkansas State Police say a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am was traveling north on the highway about 11 p.m. when it turned in front of and collided with a southbound 2006 Chevy Trailblazer.

A passenger in the Grand Am, 28-year-old Tamara Cambron of Dennard, suffered fatal injuries.

Three others were hospitalized with unspecified injuries: the driver of the Grand Am, 16-year-old Travis Cline of Jonesboro; the driver of the Trailblazer, 30-year-old Jared Huffmaster of Paragould; and a passenger in the Trailblazer, 23-year-old Hanna Huffmaster of Paragould.

Conditions at the time of the wreck were said to be clear and dry.

The death was the 317th in a traffic crash in Arkansas so far this year and the second in the state Sunday, according to preliminary figures.

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