HOPE – One person is dead and one injured in a three vehicle crash early this morning on Highway 32 West near Hope.
According to the preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, two of the vehicles were eastbound on 32, driven by Margaret Wyrick, 20, of Waldo, and 18-year-old Gianna Knight of Hope. A third vehicle was westbound. State Police say Wyrick’s vehicle crossed the center line and struck the westbound vehicle, forcing it off the roadway. Knight’s vehicle then collided with the rear of the Wyrick vehicle.
Wyrick was pronounced dead by Hempstead County Coroner David Peters. Knight was transported to St. Micheal’s Hospital in Texarkana. The unidentified driver of the other vehicle was not injured. The preliminary report did not identify the type of vehicles involved. The crash happened at 2:17 am. Trooper Antonio May is the investigating officer.