Collision near Sheridan claims lives of 2 Ouachita County residents

Two South Arkansas residents were killed Thursday in a two-vehicle collision in Central Arkansas

arkadelphian.com

The collision happened at about 12:38 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, on U.S. Highway 167 between Sheridan and Little Rock, specifically near one of the highway’s two intersections with Neighborhood Drive, in rural Saline County.

The driver of a 2021 Chevy Silverado, identified as 30-year-old Michael Stanton, was traveling north on the highway when he reportedly veered left into the southbound lanes of travel, where he struck a southbound 2023 Ford Bronco, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary.

Both occupants of the Bronco — Louann residents Mary and Marion Dorris, ages 73 and 76 — were killed in the accident.

The report indicates that Stanton was injured in the crash and transported to UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. The Dorris’s bodies were initially taken to the Saline County Coroner’s Office.

The accident happened under clear skies and on clear roads.

State Trooper Clayton Bloch investigated the accident, which was the 484th fatal crash the agency investigated in 2023.

Editor’s Note: Preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality reports sometimes contain information that turns out to be inaccurate. Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times. The ASP sometimes corrects these errors in updated reports. ASP reports omit names of passengers or drivers who are not injured, even in instances when uninjured drivers may appear to be at fault. The reports also omit names of juveniles who were injured or killed, although we report those names when obtained through other sources.