A Spring Hill youth was killed in a side-by-side rollover in rural Hempstead County on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.
According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary, another youth was driving a 2019 Polaris Ranger on Hempstead County Road 5 southbound when the vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch on the west side, colliding with a culvert and overturning onto the driver’s side.
The wreck claimed the life of 9-year-old Robert “Robby” Hancock, of Spring Hill. Hancock was one of three occupants on the vehicle.
The driver and another passenger, both juveniles, were transported to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock for treatment to injuries not listed in the accident report.
Hancock was a fourth-grader at Spring Hill Elementary School, according to an obituary posted by Chapelwood Funeral Home.
The crash happened at 4:29 p.m. under clear skies and on dry roads, according to investigating state Trooper Jacob Haynie.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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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