A Bismarck motorcyclist was killed and his passenger hurt Friday in North Arkansas.
Ronald Cooper, 63, of Bismarck, died June 28, 2024, in rural Newton County after an unsuccessful attempt to pass a vehicle.
According to a preliminary fatal crash report filed by Arkansas State Police, Cooper was traveling north on state Highway 123 on a 2003 Harley Davidson. In or near Lurton, Arkansas, Cooper attempted to overtake a vehicle when he met an oncoming vehicle in the southbound lane.
Cooper reportedly swerved to miss the vehicle and traveled off the west side of the highway, ejecting both Cooper and his passenger, 52-year-old Angel Cooper, from the bike.
Ronald Cooper was pronounced deceased at the scene, and Angel Cooper was flown to Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, for treatment to injuries not listed in the report.
The wreck happened at 1:24 p.m. under clear skies and dry roads, according to investigating Trooper Jared Curtis.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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.
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