Arkansas State Police : Two killed in Madison County crash near Hindsville last week on US 412 in Hindsville

Two people were killed, and one person was injured in a crash Friday morning on U.S. 412 in Madison County, according to Arkansas State Police.

The wreck happened about 11:22 a.m. Jan. 2 at the intersection of U.S. 412 and U.S. 412B West near Hindsville.

A 2022 Sprint scooter traveling westbound on U.S. 412 was attempting to turn onto U.S. 412B West when its driver failed to yield to a 2023 Nissan traveling eastbound on U.S. 412. The Nissan struck the scooter, troopers said.

Killed in the crash were:

• Jan D. Dexter, 77, of Fayetteville, who was driving the scooter.

• U’riel Andreas Aranza, 23, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, who was in the Nissan.

Shelby Leann Lutes, 23, of Sikeston, Missouri, also in the Nissan, was injured and taken to Washington Regional Medical Center.

The bodies were taken to the Washington County coroner’s office. Next of kin have been notified.

Conditions at the time were cloudy with a wet road surface. Sr. Cpl. Mike Morgan of the Arkansas State Police is investigating the crash.

A 2016 Ford Focus traveling north on U.S. Highway 67 was listed in the report but was not described as involved in the collision.

Further details were not immediately available.