Accidents kill two motorists on state roads

At least two people have died recently on Arkansas roads.

A 64-year-old woman was killed and another person hurt in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on an Arkansas 59, police say.

The crash occurred about 7:05 a.m. as Pamela Sue Reed of Lincoln was traveling north on Arkansas 59 in Washington County, according to a report.

Police said a southbound Dodge Journey driven by 26-year-old Ruth N. Santos-Hernandez of Westville, Okla., struck Reed's Chevrolet Tahoe on the highway near the intersection with Arkansas 244, about 8 miles south of Siloam Springs.

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Reed was fatally hurt and Santos-Hernandez suffered injuries in the crash, the report states.

The impact caused Reed's SUV to travel off the highway's east side before it re-entered traffic and overturned, authorities said.

Travel conditions at the time of the crash were clear and dry, police said.

On Monday, a 51-year-old Oklahoma woman was killed when the motorcycle she was riding veered off the road and hit a guardrail, authorities said.

It happened about 4 p.m. as Laura Faye Juelfs of Pocola, Okla., was riding a Honda GL1800 east on Arkansas 88 in Polk County, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

According to the report, Juelfs "failed to negotiate" a curve, which sent the vehicle off the north side of the roadway and into the guardrail.

Juelfs was taken to Mena Regional Health System, where she was pronounced dead.

Conditions at the time of the single-vehicle crash were clear and dry, authorities said.

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