3 separate crashes kill 3 Arkansans

A Forrest City man was hit and killed along Interstate 40 in St. Francis County on June 11, according to a crash report released Monday by the Arkansas State Police.

Perry Robinson, 47, was walking eastbound near the fog line on I-40 at 3:16 a.m. when he was hit by a 2012 Honda Accord also traveling eastbound, according to the report. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The name of the driver was not released. Beginning earlier this month, state police are no longer providing the names of survivors in fatal car crashes.

A Huntsville man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Washington County, according to a state police report.

David Scott, 28, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet and was stopped at a yield sign at the intersection of Arkansas 303 south and U.S. 412 east about 10 a.m., according to the report. Scott pulled out into the intersection and was hit by a westbound 2004 Honda, the report said.

The name of the other driver was not listed in the report. At the time of the crash, the weather was clear and roads were dry.

Also Tuesday, a motorcycle and tractor crash on U.S. 412 killed a Springdale man in Madison County, a state police report said.

Billy Burchard, 57, was driving a 2004 Harley-Davidson motorcycle behind a 2011 New Holland tractor in the westbound lane of U.S. 412 at 4:25 p.m., according to the report. The motorcycle hit the back of the tractor and turned onto its side, ejecting the driver.

At the time of the crash, conditions were clear and roads were dry.At the time of the crash, conditions were clear and roads were dry.

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Metro on 06/25/2015

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