St. Francis County wrecks result in 3 men's deaths - Northwest Arkansas News

Three people were killed in crashes in St. Francis County on Thursday, according to reports released by Arkansas State Police. A Forrest City man was killed in a one-car crash on Arkansas 38 in Widener early Thursday morning. Williams, 31, was driving a 2012 Audi Q5 east on Arkansas 38 about 12:26 a. m. when he crossed graded railroad tracks at a "high rate of speed" and lost control of the car, causing it to leave the road and hit a tree, according to a report. Two drivers were killed in another crash in the county Thursday. According to a crash report, Roland W. Leslie, 66, of Wynne was driving a 2013 GMC Denali north on Arkansas 1 when he traveled across the center turn lane and hit a 2009 Cadillac DTS driven by James E. Crumpton, 55, of Forrest City. After the crash, both cars overturned and the Cadillac caught on fire. Source: www.nwaonline.com