A Mount Ida woman was killed and another person was injured Thursday after a vehicle hit an embankment and flipped in Polk County, according to a preliminary crash report.
Arkansas State Police said Arthur Branson, 49, of Wichita, Kan., was driving a 2005 Jeep west on Arkansas 8 at 2:30 p.m. near Big Fork when Branson lost control of the vehicle on a curve and drove off the left side of the road.
The Jeep hit a driveway embankment and flipped twice before coming to a stop, according to the report.
Passenger Sheryll Edwards, 52, was killed, and Branson was taken to CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs to be treated for his injuries, authorities said.
The weather was clear and roads were dry at the time of the crash, state police reported.
Metro on 06/10/2018