A head-on collision on Arkansas Highway 7 left two people dead and two others injured in Garland County.
According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary, Paula Deist, 77, of Hot Springs, was driving a 2018 Toyota south and veered into the northbound traffic lane, striking a 2008 Hyundai.
Deist, along with a passenger of the Hyundai, 19-year-old Kayli Turney, also of Hot Springs, were killed in the crash.
The Hyundai’s driver, Alex Neito, and a juvenile passenger of that vehicle were transported to CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs for treatment to injuries not listed in the report.
The crash happened at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Investigating Trooper Sgt. Kevin Steed noted dry roads and clear skies at the time of the accident.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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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