Motorcyclist dead after deer struck

Saturday, July 12, 2014

A 63-year-old Jordan man died after hitting a deer while driving his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Dennis E. Charbonneau was headed south on Arkansas 341 in Baxter County on Friday morning when he struck a deer and hit a ditch, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatality report.

Police estimated the time of the accident to be 10:14 a.m., when road conditions were dry and the weather was clear.

Charbonneau's death marks the 223rd fatal crash that state police have recorded this year.

Metro on 07/12/2014