Four people died and one person was injured in three vehicle-related accidents on Arkansas roads since Thursday, according to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police.
Around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Darrel Sayles, 63, of Hot Springs, was struck by a 2008 Kia Spectra traveling west on U.S. 270 near the intersection of Disney Street in Garland County, a report states.
Sayles, a pedestrian, died as a result of the accident, according to the report.
Carroll Jennings, 74, of Brockwell, died around 4:04 p.m. on Friday when the 2004 Ford Ranger he was driving west on Arkansas 56 in Brockwell exited the roadway to the left and struck a tree, a preliminary report states.
Brit Ward, 20, of Greenbrier, died around 11:37 p.m. on Saturday as a result of an accident in an all-terrain vehicle he was driving in rural Faulkner County, according to a preliminary report.
Ward was traveling west on Pumpkin Center Circle near Rowlett Road when the vehicle exited the roadway, struck a “deep” ditch to the left and rolled over, the report states.
Seth Haveman, 19, of Conway, a passenger in the ATV, was also injured in the incident, according to the report.
The report also notes that an additional person died from the accident, but does not list any identifying information about the individual.
A spokesperson for the Arkansas State Police did not immediately respond to inquiries regarding the unidentified individual.
Officers investigating each of the accidents reported that weather conditions were clear and the roads were dry at the time of the incidents.
