A vehicle-vs-pedestrian incident proved deadly for a South Arkansas man in recent days.
According to a preliminary fatal crash summary posted by Arkansas State Police, Ashdown resident Dustin Roach was killed Friday, May 1, 2026, on Arkansas Highway 32 in Little River County.
Roach, 40, was in the highway when a westbound Ford Explorer struck and killed him. The incident happened at 2:45 a.m. under clear skies and on wet roads, according to investigating Cpl. Joshua Broughton.
Roach’s body was being held at UAMS Medical Center.
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 Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times.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.