52-year-old killed, minor hurt in head-on crash

A Prattsville man was killed and a minor was hurt in a head-on crash Thursday night in Saline County, Arkansas State Police reported.

Michael Curtiss, 52, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu north on Highway 35 near Hobbs when the car crossed the centerline about 11:18 p.m. and hit a Ford traveling south, according to a preliminary report.

Curtiss was pronounced dead at the scene. A minor in the Ford was hurt and taken to Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, state police said.

Conditions at the time of the wreck were reported to be clear and dry. According to preliminary data, it was the 512th death on state roads in 2015.

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