A Camden man died and another was injured Tuesday in a one-vehicle crash in rural Ouachita County.
According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary, 56-year-old William Burdine was killed in the crash.
Burdine was traveling west on Ouachita County Road 85 near Bearden when he crossed the eastbound lane and struck a stump, overturning the 2004 Ford onto its driver’s side before striking another tree with the back of the truck and a second tree with the roof.
A passenger in the vehicle, Tristen Clemons, 28, also of Camden, was transported to the Ouachita County Medical Center for treatment to injuries unlisted in the report.
Burdine’s body was taken to the Ouachita County Morgue.
The accident happened at 7:15 p.m. March 4, 2025, under clear skies and on dry roads, according to investigating Sgt. Jared Brownlee of the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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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