Alexander Thompson, 28, killed and 25 year-old female passenger injured when their motorcycle collides with vehicle at Zero Street and Old Greenwood Road in Fort Smith, Arkansas
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A 2022 Chevrolet was traveling west on Zero Street when Thompson, driving a Harley Davidson, turned left off of Old Greenwood Road. While attempting to merge the vehicles collided around 2:30 p.m., according to a preliminary report from the Fort Smith Police Department.
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