Saline County Crash Injures Emmet Woman

By Dale Gathright, Jr., 03/19/21 3:51 PM

MABLEVALE – An Emmet woman was injured Tuesday evening in a two vehicle collision that killed a Mablevale man.

According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Timothy Sanders, 37, of Mablevale, was the driver of a 2004 Suzuki XR1 that was traveling northbound on Chicot Road in Saline County near Mablevale at “a high rate of speed.” A 2017 GMC Sierra was turning onto Russwood Lane east from Chicot Road. The motorcycle struck the GMC as it was navigating the turn. Sanders was killed. Injured was motorcycle passenger Brandy Stanhouse, 32, of Emmet. She was taken to Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. The wreck happened at 6:15 pm on a dry road. Saline County Sheriff’s Detective Tre M. Davis investigated.