Boone County

Crocker Resident Richard Strutton Injured In Boone County Crash

Crocker resident Richard Strutton was injured Oct. 14 when a southbound Chrysler crossed the center line and struck his northbound International on U.S. 65 at Bear Creek, Arkansas State Police said in a preliminary summary.

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Illustrative graphic; not the reported crash scene.

Boone County, Ark. — Richard Strutton of Crocker was injured Oct. 14 in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 65 at Bear Creek, Arkansas State Police said in a preliminary summary.

State police said a southbound 2022 Chrysler driven by Susan Bearden of Branson lost control, began to rotate to the left, crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2022 International driven by Strutton. Bearden was killed in the crash; passenger Mary Scaggs of Springfield was also injured, the agency said.

The crash occurred about 8:50 a.m. in rain on a wet roadway, according to the summary. The investigating officer was listed as Cpl. Ty Roberson 518, and Arkansas State Police described the account as preliminary.

Source: Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary


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