SUV-motorcycle collision leaves Arkansas woman dead, 1 hurt

An Arkansas woman died and another person was injured Saturday after the motorcycle they were on hit an SUV pulling out of a private driveway, according to a report.

The crash occurred about 1 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. 167 and Bowman Lane in Batesville.

State police said the driver of a 2006 Dodge Durango was trying to turn left out of a driveway onto U.S. 167 when a 2014 Harley-Davidson hit the SUV in the driver's side.

A passenger on the motorcycle, 46-year-old Kristie Talley of Cabot, suffered fatal injuries, the report states. The driver of the Harley, 43-year-old Terry Blanton of Judsonia, was listed as hurt.

Conditions were described as clear and dry at the time of the wreck.

At least 352 people have died on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.

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