🌱 Highway 1 head-on crash claims life of Walnut Ridge woman
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- Highway 1 head-on crash claims life of Walnut Ridge woman
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📰 News we're reading
• Walnut Ridge Woman Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 1 in Craighead County Arkansas (arkansasradio.com) — A 76-year-old Walnut Ridge woman, Frankie Upton, died in a head-on collision Saturday night on Highway 1 in rural Craighead County, and three Jonesboro residents were injured. Arkansas State Police say her southbound Buick crossed the centerline and struck a northbound Cadillac, which overturned; the injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment. 
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