Seven people die on roads in state

At least seven people have died on state roadways -- including two in separate hit-and-run incidents -- since the weekend.

A driver was killed in a fiery Jacksonville crash Monday, state police reported.

The male driver, who was not identified in a preliminary report, was driving a Ford F-150 on Old Arkansas 5 around 4:45 p.m. Monday, when he made a right-hand turn onto Arkansas 107.

He lost control of his vehicle, the report states. It left the roadway and struck a tree.

The pickup then caught fire, according to the report.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to the county coroner's office, which could not provide a positive identification of the driver Tuesday afternoon.

The weather was clear and dry at the time of the crash, the report states.

A 27-year-old woman died after a vehicle she was driving crashed Sunday afternoon in Sevier County.

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According to a state police report, Brenda Zaragoza of Wickes was driving north on Melrose Road in Falls Chapel at 1:05 p.m. when she lost control of her 2000 Chevrolet in a curve. The vehicle hit a culvert and an embankment.

Zaragoza was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Johnny Wishar.

In Bradley County, a man suffered fatal injuries after being thrown from his pickup following a rollover crash Saturday afternoon.

A state police report said Samuel N. Clanton, 44, of Hermitage was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado west on Arkansas 8 in Johnsville at 4 p.m.. His vehicle veered off the right shoulder after coming out of a curve.

The release stated that Clanton overcorrected on each of the highway's shoulders before the vehicle flipped over.

Clanton was ejected from the pickup. He was later pronounced dead.

According to reports for both crashes, weather conditions were clear and roadways were dry.

A Louisiana woman and a girl died after a two-vehicle crash in Van Buren County on Sunday, troopers said.

Christy Scott of Hammond, La., was driving a 2015 Toyota north on U.S. 65 in Clinton around 5:40 p.m., according to a state police preliminary report.

A 2016 Chevrolet, traveling south, crossed the centerline and struck Scott's car on the left side, the report states.

Troopers said Scott, 42, and the girl in her car were killed in the crash.

The girl was 10 years old, according to the Van Buren County coroner's office.

Two other girls were injured in the crash, the report states.

One was another passenger in Scott's vehicle, and the other was a passenger in the Chevrolet.

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

A 34-year-old man died Saturday after he was hit by a vehicle while walking in a sidewalk in Fayetteville.

Ryan Renfro of Fayetteville was walking along Cleveland Street, near the Sunset Drive intersection, when he was struck by a vehicle just after 7 p.m., according to an Arkansas State Police report.

The driver fled in a vehicle that was not identified in the report.

Also, police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a male's body was found Friday morning in Little Rock.

Little Rock police spokesman officer Eric Barnes said workers in the area of the new Amazon facility found the male's body in the 12400 block of the Interstate 30 Frontage Road and contacted authorities.

Barnes could not confirm whether the victim was an adult or minor.

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