52-year-old Arkansas motorcyclist dies in wreck

A wreck involving a motorcycle left its rider dead Thursday afternoon in Polk County.

Merion Morris, 52, of Mena was driving his Honda motorcycle north on U.S. 71 in Mena when he hit a westbound Lexus at 2:30 p.m., state police said. The crash report said the collision occurred in the northbound lane.

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Police listed the conditions as clear and dry at the time of the wreck. Merion's was the 322nd death of 2016 on state roads, according to preliminary data.

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