A two-vehicle collision in De Queen left one person dead and another hospitalized Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.
According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary, 72-year-old De Queen resident Ramon Rico was exiting the Walmart parking lot north onto Collin Raye Drive/U.S. Highway 71 in a 2001 GMC Sierra, but failed to stop at the red light and was struck by an eastbound 2003 Fleetwood Bounder motorhome.
Rico died as a result of the crash. His passenger, Alicia Rico, 73, also of De Queen, was transported to the Sevier County Medical Center for treatment to injuries not listed in the report.
Cpl. Travis Hale, who investigated the accident, noted wet roads and cloudy skies at the time of the accident, which was recorded as 12:10 p.m.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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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