Little Rock, AR : 2 crashes in state fatal to 3 people on Thursday, 26th April 2018

At least three people died Thursday in two crashes on roadways in the state, according to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police.

A 68-year-old man died Thursday night after his vehicle ran a stop sign and hit a tractor-trailer, authorities said.

The crash happened about 11:30 p.m. south of Portia in Lawrence County, according to the state police report.

Steve Dee Sumpter of Leicester, N.C., was driving a 1980 Chevrolet pickup west on Arkansas 412 when Sumpter failed to stop the pickup at a stop sign and it struck the side of the trailer on a 2012 Volvo truck traveling north on Arkansas 63, the report said.

Sumpter suffered fatal injuries. The weather was clear and roads were dry at the time of the crash, state police reported.

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2 crashes in state fatal to 3 people