A Benton man is deceased – the victim of a fatal crash on early Wednesday morning, August 17, 2022, on the western outskirts of the city.
Peyton L. Mitchell, age 24, was traveling south in a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, on Arkansas Highway 229, approaching Jackman Trail when it happened. About 1:15 a.m., the vehicle failed to negotiate a left-facing curve, according to a report by the Arkansas State Police (ASP).
It states that this caused the vehicle to lose control and leave the roadway to the left side. The front bumper then collided with a tree, and the vehicle overturned and caught fire.
The Saline County Coroner’s Office was on the scene afterward and received the victim’s body.