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Jerry L. White, 57, killed, Opal D. Carter, 53, Carlos Carter, 51, seriously injured, transported to hospital, after their SUV crosses into the median on eastbound I-40 near West Memphis, and overturns, ejecting the driver and a passenger.

Date:

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Area:

A driver was killed and two passengers hurt early Friday when a sport utility vehicle overturned on Interstate 40 in Crittenden County.

The single-vehicle accident happened about 2:50 a.m. near the 270 mile marker west of West Memphis.

According to an Arkansas State Police report, 57-year-old Jerry L. White of Memphis was driving a 2001 Nissan Xterra east on the highway when the vehicle went out of control and crossed the median.

Police say the SUV then overturned, ejecting White and passenger Carlos Carter, 51, of Memphis.

Charles Jones, 14, killed after he is struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to cross U.S. 79 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Date:

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Area:

Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR

Police in Pine Bluff say the suspected driver in a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a teenager has been arrested. Police told reporters that 14-year-old Charles Jones was killed Friday night when he was struck while crossing U.S. 79 on the city's south side. Police say witnesses reported that the driver left the scene -- but a car matching the description of the one that struck Jones was later found and the suspected driver arrested early Saturday.