Gravette man killed in accident north of Decatur

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

— A Gravette man died Monday morning following a twotruck collision.

Roy L. Barnett, 77, tried to pull onto Arkansas 59 from Mount Olive Road, between Gravette and Decatur, just after 9 a.m. Monday, according to information from Arkansas State Police.

Barnett’s 1999 Chevrolet pickup was hit in the driver’s side by a 1993 Mack truck driven by Stephen W. Bradley, 44, of Rogers, who was northbound on 59.

Barnett was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bradley wasn’t injured and wasn’t ticketed, according to State Police dispatchers.

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