2 die in separate wrecks in state

— A Pope County man died Saturday from injuries he suffered in a Friday crash and a Cecil man died after his car struck an oncoming truck early Monday night, according to Arkansas State Police crash reports.

Mack Stephens, 59, of 259 East Gum Log Road in Russellville was traveling west on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he left the road on Arkansas 326 in Russellville.

The motorcycle struck a road sign and a tree, and Stephens was thrown from the bike. He was taken to UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock,where he died from his injuries early Saturday afternoon.

On Monday night, Evan Langston, 25, of 301 Berkley Road in Cecil was driving west on Arkansas 22 through Ratcliff when his truck crossed the centerline and hit a 2000 Chevrolet truck.

Langston was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger in the Chevrolet, Nicholas Weatherford, 26, of Dardanelle and Dedra Langston, 53, of Ozark were injured and taken to a local hospital for medical treatment. The Langstons are not related.

Arkansas, Pages 14 on 11/28/2012

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