Auto, motorcycle crashes fatal to 2

A Eureka Springs man was killed Monday in a car crash in Carroll County, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

Aaron Hardcastle, 28, was driving a 1998 Honda south on Arkansas 23 about 3.5 miles south of Eureka Springs when he lost control of his vehicle while navigating a right curve, according to the report. The car crossed the northbound lane, went into a ditch and hit a tree.

The accident happened at about 7:45 p.m. while it was raining, according to the report.

A Searcy woman was killed in a motorcycle and car crash June 10 in White County, according to a state police report.

Stephanie Melton, 53, was a passenger on a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling east on Arkansas 36 about 6:55 p.m., according to the report. The motorcycle drove left of center and hit the rear of an eastbound 2008 Saturn while making a left turn at the junction with Arkansas 320, the report said.

Two other people were injured in the crash and taken to UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock, but their names were not listed in the report. Beginning this month, the Arkansas State Police is not releasing the names of survivors in fatal car crashes.

At the time of the accident roads were dry, according to the report.

Metro on 06/18/2015

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