Two Arkansas men died in separate highway crashes this week, according to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police.
In the first collision, Bradley Grady Tharp, 23, of Heber Springs, was killed Tuesday night after his vehicle left the roadway and overturned on Interstate 57 in rural White County. Troopers said the crash occurred about 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, and investigators reported that Tharp was ejected from the 2015 Dodge Dart during multiple rollovers. Weather and road conditions were clear and dry, and no other injuries were reported. Tharp’s body was taken to the White County coroner’s office.
In a separate crash earlier in the week, George Koettel, 42, of Imboden, died when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck another car on U.S. Highway 63 at the Black River Bridge in Black Rock, Lawrence County. The collision happened about 12:09 p.m. Monday. Randy Tribble, 51, of Pocahontas, was injured in that crash and taken to St. Bernards Medical Center. Road conditions were dry, and skies were cloudy at the time of the collision, according to troopers.
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