Motorcyclist killed in crash on Cantrell Road in Little Rock, police say

FILE — A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this Jan. 26, 2021 file photo.
FILE — A Little Rock Police Department vehicle is shown in this Jan. 26, 2021 file photo.

A motorcyclist died following a crash on Cantrell Road in Little Rock on Saturday evening, police said.

The driver, who was later identified as Dallas Ward, was unresponsive at the scene and transported to a hospital where he later died, according to a news release from Little Rock police.  

Ward was driving a 2017 Yamaha east on Cantrell Road when he crashed into a 2017 GMC Yukon that was attempting to cross the road from Shadow Lane to North Palm Street, a preliminary report from the department states. 

Police said the crash happened around 6:10 p.m.

Preliminary information indicates that the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed, according to the release

The roads were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the crash, according to the report.

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