Malvern woman dies in head-on collision

A Malvern woman was killed late Friday in a head-on collision on Highway 67 near Reyburn Creek Road in Hot Spring County, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary released Sunday.

Shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, Katie M. Reece, 74, of Malvern, was driving a 2003 Ford Windstar northbound on 67 when she reportedly crossed the centerline and collided with a 1996 Ford F-150 pickup, driven by Rebecca Cruise, 57, also of Malvern.

Reece was transported to Saline Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m., the report states. Cruise and two juvenile passengers were all injured and the children were transported to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock.

The report notes conditions were clear and dry at the time of the wreck.

Local on 02/21/2017

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