1 dies in head-on collision on I-55

Sunday, January 6, 2013

— A Bono man died Friday after a head-on collision on Interstate 55 in Blytheville, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality accident report.

About 11:15 p.m., Daphne Tate, 42, was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-55 near the East Main Street exit in Blytheville when his 2003 Nissan collided with a northbound 2002 Chevrolet, the report states. Tate died at the scene.

Charles Davis, 48, of Baytown, Texas, the driver of the Chevrolet, was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis and was in serious condition Saturday. The extent of his injuries was not available.

Arkansas, Pages 17 on 01/06/2013