EASTERN ARKANSAS — A McCrory man was killed and three others injured as part of a deadly Fourth of July weekend in eastern Arkansas.
The accident occurred Saturday at about 3:45 p.m. in White County.
The victim was identified as 21-year-old Chad Veazey. Veazey was a passenger in a 2013 GMC Sierra that was traveling north on Fox Meadow Road in rural White County.
The truck reportedly left the roadway and then over-corrected, resulting in the vehicle rolling several times and landing in a ditch.
Three other passengers – 18-year-old Richard Pace of Bald Knob, 20-year-old Addyson Jordan of Bradford, and an unidentified minor – were also injured and transported to Unity Health in Searcy for treatment.
Meanwhile, an Illinois woman was struck and killed on Interstate 57/U.S. 67 in Newport Friday. She was identified as 85-year-lld Carol Fowler of New Lenox, Illinois.
A 20-year-old Manila man was also killed in a three-car crash on Highland Drive in Jonesboro shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
The Arkansas State Police said 20-year-old Wesley Palmer was driving a 2021 Ford F-150 westbound near the intersection of East Highland Drive and Easley Lane when his vehicle crossed the center left turn lane and struck an eastbound 2025 Freightliner. The tractor-trailer then struck an eastbound 2018 GMC Yukon. Palmer died in the crash. A minor passenger in the Yukon also sustained undisclosed injuries.
