News: 72-year-old man dead in single-car accident in Hot Spring County

HOT SPRING COUNTY, AR – A car accident in Hot Spring County last week left a 72-year-old man dead, reports the Sentinel-Record.

The crash, which occurred on Small Dike Road off Highway 7 south in Bismarck, was reported Thursday night at about 8:30 p.m.

According to the Arkansas State Police, 72-year-old Ronald Joe O’Keefe of Hot Springs was driving a Toyota northbound when he veered into the southbound lane.

O’Keefe re-entered the roadway and lost control of the car, which then rolled over multiple times before ending up in the southbound lane.  O’Keefe was thrown from the vehicle during the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation by the Arkansas State Police.

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