Two people were killed in as many crashes on Arkansas roads Wednesday and Thursday, according to preliminary reports from law enforcement.
Eugene Dozier, 50, of Bella Vista was killed around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday after the 2012 Mack dump truck he was driving east on Arkansas 102 near Centerton collided with a westbound 2018 Chevrolet 1500 in a sideswipe, a report from the Benton County sheriff’s office states.
The Chevrolet only lost its side mirror in the scrape, but the truck Dozier was driving veered off the road and traveled nearly 400 feet in the ditch before rolling over and landing about 100 feet further on, crushing Dozier in the truck’s cab, the report states.
Beverly Cokley, 77, of Dermott was killed around 9:02 a.m. Thursday when a Union Pacific train hit the 2022 Ford Escape she was driving west on Ashley County Road 53 over a railroad crossing, a report from Arkansas State Police states.
The impact pushed the Ford off the tracks and into a ditch.
Law enforcement investigating each of the two crashes reported that the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time.