Rogers man killed in Sunday accident

At least eight people have died in accidents over the last several days, authorities said.

A 44-year-old Arkansas man died after his all-terrain vehicle lost traction and landed on top of him Sunday, authorities said.

The crash happened shortly before 9:20 p.m. as Antonio Fernandez of Rogers was riding a 2012 Arctic Wildcat south on Dale Shrader Road about a mile west of 12 Corners Road near Pea Ridge, according to a preliminary report by Arkansas State Police.

The ATV slipped sideways at a sharp corner on the dirt and gravel road and struck a tree, throwing Fernandez from the vehicle, the report stated. The ATV then spun and flipped over, landing on top of Fernandez.

Rescuers freed him from the vehicle and took him to Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville, where he died of injuries, troopers said.

A girl who was riding on the ATV was also injured in the wreck. The report didn’t provide her age or condition.

In Sebastian County, Joseph Ackerman, 22, died after riding into the side of a dump truck near a Fort Smith intersection on Friday morning, police said.

According to a news release by the Fort Smith Police, Ackerman, of Hartford, crashed into the truck near the intersection of Knoxville Street and Wheeler Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. The release doesn’t indicate what caused the wreck.

On Sunday, a second motorcyclist was killed elsewhere in Sebastian County, according to state police.

Dakota H. Hartman, whose age and residence weren’t listed, was riding north near the 8100 block of Waters Road when he left the road and was thrown from his 2014 Kawasaki motorcycle, the preliminary report for the crash states.

Troopers described conditions as clear and dry when the crash occurred shortly after 4:10 a.m.

A 34-year-old west Arkansas man died in Polk County on Tuesday morning after his Mack truck left the road and overturned, state police said.

Jonathan C. Smith was driving south on U.S. 71 near Mena when his tractor-trailer drove off the highway shortly before 9 a.m., a preliminary crash report states.

Troopers said Smith, who was from Horatio, died in the wreck.

Conditions were clear and dry at the time of the crash, according to authorities.

A 31-year-old Trumann man died after the car he was riding in overturned and ejected him in Poinsett County on Monday, authorities said.

The crash happened shortly after 7:40 p.m., near 30662 Tulot Road, according to a preliminary report by the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office.

A westbound 2006 Mercury dropped off the left side of the road and rolled over, the report stated. Authorities said Steven Dever, who was a front-seat passenger in the vehicle, was ejected. He suffered fatal injuries.

The driver, Kimberly Gay, 42, also of Trumann, was injured in the crash.

In Randolph County, an 80-year-old Pocahontas man died Friday after a head-on crash days earlier, according to troopers.

Justin Howard, a 20-yearold man from Gatewood, Mo., was driving north on Arkansas 93 just after 9 a.m. Aug. 5 when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle, authorities said.

The driver of the second vehicle, William Wilkinson, died of his injuries Friday, according to the funeral home where his body was taken.

Authorities said conditions were clear and dry at the time of each crash.

A 43-year-old motorcycle rider was killed in North Little Rock early Friday evening after missing a curve and colliding with a pickup, according to a preliminary report by Arkansas State Police.

The crash happened at about 5:20 p.m. near the intersection of Arkansas 161 and Trammel Road, troopers said.

According to the report, Maurice London was riding his Suzuki east on Trammel Road when he drove through a curve and hit the back of a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup traveling south on Arkansas 161.

The motorcyclist, who was from North Little Rock, was taken to CHI St. Vincent North and later died of his injuries, police said.

Authorities said conditions were clear and dry at the time of the wreck.

A 48-year-old Conway man suffered fatal injuries after his SUV collided with a truck and then ran off Interstate 40 in Conway early Sunday, authorities said.

Shortly before 2:30 a.m., Demetres L. Cole was driving a 2005 Dodge Durango east when he moved to pass a Freightliner truck, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

The Durango then sideswiped the truck as Cole attempted to exit I-40, police wrote, noting the SUV ran off the highway and crashed into a tree.

Cole died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Conditions at the time were said to be clear and dry.