Weekend crashes kill 4 people, leave 2 hurt

Four people died in two separate car crashes in the state over the weekend.

Three people, including a minor, are dead after a crash in Faulkner County on Saturday, according to the Arkansas State Police.

Albert Davis, 37, of Conway; Patricia Aikman, 75, of Paragould; and an unidentified male minor were killed in a crash on U.S. 64 near Saltillo Road on Saturday just after 9 p.m., a preliminary crash report from the state police said.

Davis was driving a 2010 Ford when the vehicle crossed the center line into eastbound traffic and struck the front of a 2020 Toyota, the report said. A third vehicle, a 2016 Chevrolet, swerved to avoid the collision and struck the back of the Ford.

Two other people were injured in the crash, the report said.

A 77-year-old man from Paragould and an unidentified minor that was a passenger in the Toyota were injured, troopers said.

Troopers at the scene reported that the roads and weather were clear at the time of the crash.

In a separate incident, one man was killed in a single-car crash Sunday in Perry County, according to the state police.

Darwin Bowers, 40, of Little Rock was killed at 7:32 p.m. on Arkansas 9 north of Williams Junction, according to the report. Driving a 2009 Honda Ridgeline, he was navigating a right curve when the vehicle left the road to the left. The rear driver’s side struck a tree, causing the car to overturn and hit another tree before it came to a rest on the driver’s side.

The investigating trooper noted that the weather was clear and the road was dry.