A two-vehicle collision on US Highway 270 left two people dead and one injured in Rockport, Arkansas.
According to a preliminary fatal crash summary by Arkansas State Police, the head-on crash happened at the 7000 block of Highway 270 West when an eastbound 2006 Buick crossed the center turning lane and into the path of a westbound 2011 Toyota driven by Francis Sherman Lee, 71, of Rockport. Francis Lee and his passenger, Theresa L. Lee, 61, were killed in the crash.
Donnie W. Barton, who was driving the Buick, was transported to CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs for treatment to injuries not listed in the report. Barton, 71, is from Malvern.
Investigating trooper Cpl. M Todd Williams noted rainy conditions and wet roads at the time of the accident, which was recorded as 11:10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2025.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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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