Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Arkansas State Police (ASP) have confirmed that one person died, and another was injured as the result of a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Craighead County earlier this month.

The crash occurred at 4:40 a.m. on Sept. 2 on U.S. 49 South near Valley View Agri-Systems, just outside of Jonesboro.

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According to the report, a 2019 Ford, driven by Mickey Ballard, 56, of Batesville, turned left in front of a 2025 Volvo driven by Michael Coffee, 45, of Clarkton, MO. This caused Coffee’s vehicle to strike Ballard’s.

The crash resulted in Ballard’s death. His body is being held at Emerson Funeral Home. Coffee was injured in the collision and transported to St. Bernards Medical Center.

ASP said weather conditions were clear, and roads were dry at the time of the accident.

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