State wrecks leave 2 people dead

At least two people died Tuesday in separate accidents.

A 64-year-old woman died Tuesday while riding on a motorcycle that crashed in Northwest Arkansas, authorities said.

It happened about 3:15 p.m. on U.S. 62 in Eureka Springs, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary report.

Troopers wrote that 73-year-old Steve Murfin was riding a 2015 Harley-Davidson west on the highway when he lost control in a curve. The Galesburg, Ill., resident veered off the road and hit an embankment, police said.

Murfin was hurt in the

wreck, and a passenger, identified as Kathy Murfin of Galesburg, suffered fatal injuries, the report states.

Authorities described conditions as clear and dry at the time of the wreck.

A 26-year-old northeast Arkansas man was killed and a woman was hurt when the vehicle they were in was struck by an SUV early Tuesday, state police said.

The wreck happened just before 6 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. 49 and School Street in Brookland.

Timothy Augustine of Jonesboro was driving a 2012 Nissan when he pulled out of a Valero parking lot at 8039 U.S. 49 in front of a southbound 2000 Chevrolet Suburban, according to a preliminary report.

Authorities said the Suburban hit the Nissan, and Augustine suffered fatal injuries. A passenger in the Nissan — 22-year-old Summer Augustine of Jonesboro — was listed as hurt.

State police said the weather was cloudy and the road was dry at the time of the Craighead County crash.