Two people died and four people were injured Thursday in separate crashes in Arkansas, according to preliminary crash reports.
A car driven by Robert F. Martin, 62, of West Memphis crossed a turning lane and entered westbound traffic around 4 p.m. Thursday near the 300 block of West Service Road in Crittenden County, an Arkansas State Police preliminary report said.
A 45-year-old man driving in the westbound lane near West Memphis was injured when Martin's Ford Taurus struck the front of the man's Ford Focus, the report said.
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Martin was killed in the crash.
Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, Hot Springs passenger William J. Meyers, 47, died after a vehicle crossed into the path of southbound traffic on Arkansas 7, the 4700 block of Central Avenue, and struck the Kia Soul he was riding in, a report said.
Another passenger and the driver of the Kia were injured in the crash, as was the 30-year-old man driving the oncoming Chevrolet Suburban, troopers reported.
Road conditions were clear and dry at the time of both crashes.
Metro on 08/04/2019