Four people were killed and two injured in wrecks on Arkansas roads Wednesday, according to preliminary fatality reports from the Arkansas State Police.
David Crum, 58, of Havana died around 7:10 a.m. Wednesday when he lost control of the 2021 Peterbilt truck he was driving on U.S. 70 near Salem and collided with a 2010 Kenworth truck coming the opposite way, according to a report.
The driver of the Kenworth, Charles Willis, 49, of Amity, was taken to a Hot Springs hospital for treatment, the report says.
A trooper investigating the crash reported that it was cloudy and the road was dry at the time.
James Wenzler, 76, of Byhalia, Miss., died around 12:55 p.m. Wednesday when the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu he was driving on Interstate 55 near West Memphis collided with the back of a 2016 Volvo semi-trailer truck, according to a report.
A trooper investigating the crash reported that the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time.
Charles Berry, 25, of Kensett was killed around 6:51 p.m. Wednesday when the 2015 Buick Enclave he was driving on Yankee Road near Bream Road in White County left the road and launched into the air over a ditch, according to a report.
The vehicle hit the opposite side of the ditch and overturned, the report says.
A trooper investigating the wreck reported that the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time.
Nathan Spears, 34, of Piedmont, Mo., died around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday when the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving on Arkansas 367 near Diaz crossed the center line and left the road, overturning multiple times before coming to a rest in a ditch, according to a report.
A passenger, Charles Spears, 31, also of Piedmont, was taken to a Batesville hospital for treatment, the report says.
A trooper investigating the crash reported that the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time.