Two killed in wreck near Decatur

A Rogers woman and an unidentified minor were killed Monday in a two-vehicle wreck on Arkansas 102 near Decatur, according to Arkansas State Police.

Shawna Brady, 38, and an unnamed minor died after their 1998 Plymouth was struck head-on near North Pleasant Valley Road at about 7:29 a.m., according to a preliminary fatal crash summary from state police.

Shawn Hemphill, 38, of Decatur was eastbound in a 2005 Chevrolet, crossed the centerline and struck Brady's vehicle, according to the report.

Hemphill's passengers — Robert Downs, 50, of Grove, Okla., and two other minors — were listed as injured in the wreck and transported to Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, according to the report.

The weather was clear and road conditions were dry, the report said. No seatbelt information was available.

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