A wrong-way, head-on collision early Sunday morning on Interstate 530 in southern Pulaski County killed three people and injured four more, Arkansas State Police reported.
Joseph Desalvo, 44, of Maumelle was driving south in a northbound lane of I-530 when his 2004 Ford struck a 2003 Ford driven by James Latre Cobbs, 20, of Mabelvale that was traveling north, according to a preliminary report.
Desalvo, Cobbs and a passenger in Cobbs' vehicle -- Tekya Lavet Wright, 20, of Bryant -- were killed in the wreck, state police reported.
The collision caused an impact with a 2009 Honda driven by Ayla Bell, 22, of Arlington, who was driving north.
Bell was injured in the wreck, as were three passengers in Cobbs' vehicle: Tandria Smith, 25, of Conway; Kevin Fulton, 20, of Mabelvale; and Airreaina Ramos, 22, of Jacksonville, state police said.
The injured were transported to UAMS Medical Center and Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, state police reported.
The wreck occurred south of Dixon Road near mile marker 3 at 2:19 a.m. Sunday, state police said. The report doesn't note where Desalvo entered the northbound lanes of the interstate heading south.
State police also reported that a resident of Nashville in Howard County was killed in a one-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon.
Shayne Ray Tucker, 41, was driving north on Arkansas 355 in a 2004 Jeep when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and overturned, according to a preliminary report.
Tucker was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The wreck occurred at 2:57 p.m. Saturday about a half-mile south of Mineral Springs, according to state police.
Conditions were clear and the roads were dry at the time of both crashes.
Metro on 09/15/2015