3-vehicle crash on state highway leaves 26-year-old dead, 2 hurt

A 26-year-old was killed and two people were hurt in a three-vehicle wreck on a state highway Thursday evening, authorities said.

The wreck occurred on Arkansas 83 near Monticello, about 2 miles north of Rose Hill Cutoff Road, about 5:15 p.m.

According to a preliminary report, 57-year-old Teresa Walton of Pine Bluff was driving a 2016 Dodge Caravan south on the road when the minivan crossed the highway's centerline and hit two northbound vehicles: a 1997 Chevrolet truck and a 2015 Dodge Ram.

The driver of the Chevrolet — Cody Brockman of Star City — was killed when the truck rolled over and struck a guard rail, state police said.

The report did not list what caused the minivan to cross the centerline.

Listed as injured were Walton and a passenger in the Caravan: 25-year-old Chenzy Miller of Monticello.

Authorities said the road was dry and the weather was clear at the time of the Drew County collision.

At least 251 people have died in wrecks on Arkansas roads this year, according to preliminary data.

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