Decatur woman killed in Bentonville wreck

Friday, January 11, 2013

A Decatur woman was killed in a wreck Thursday afternoon in Bentonville.

Joan Patterson, 76, was driving north on Southwest Regional Airport Boulevard when her Volkswagen Jetta ran off the left side of the road, hit a drainage ditch and rolled twice, according to a fatal crash report from the Arkansas State Police. Patterson was wearing her seatbelt, according to the summary.

James Patterson, 81, was injured in the crash, according to the summary.