An elderly Bismarck man was killed Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in a side-by-side accident in rural Hot Spring County.
According to a preliminary fatal crash summary filed by Arkansas State Police, 84-year-old William N. King was operating a 2016 Polaris Ranger when he backed off of a retaining wall between 1431 Beaton Creek Road and into its namesake creek. The UTV rolled onto its passenger side and pinned King underneath the water.
Road conditions were listed as snow/slush at the time of the accident, which was recorded as 12:45 p.m. State Trooper John Crow investigated the wreck.
King’s obituary notes that he was a retired forester with an affinity for the outdoors, including riding on his side-by-side.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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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