Two people died in two wrecks on Arkansas roads on Friday, according to preliminary reports from law enforcement.
Darius Hurst, 28, of Earle was killed in a single-vehicle accident in rural Crittenden County east of Marion, according to a state police report.
Hurst was headed east on U.S. 64 at 2:16 p.m. when he lost control of the 2002 Chevrolet he was driving and it left the roadway, rolling over, according to the report.
Larry Cox, 34, of Bay was killed when the 2002 Chevrolet he was driving was struck by a train near Brookland, according to a report from the Craighead County sheriff’s office.
At about 5:43 p.m. Friday, Cox drove around other vehicles stopped at a railroad crossing on County Road 928 east of U.S. 49 and attempted to drive west through it, even though the crossing arms were down with their lights flashing and bells ringing, according to the report.
Officers investigating the two crashes reported that the weather was clear and the roads were dry at the time.