November 27, 2021

Two Blytheville men suffered fatal injuries during a crash Nov. 22 on Highway 61 at Highway 148. Derrick Grant, 49, and Harry Higgs, 75, lost their lives in the head-on collision, and Linda Higgs, 76, — Harry Higgs’ passenger — was also injured. According to the Arkansas State Police report, Grant was northbound on Highway 61 in a 2006 Chevy Cobalt, crossed the center line and struck Higgs’ 2012 Chevy truck head-on...

Two Blytheville men suffered fatal injuries during a crash Nov. 22 on Highway 61 at Highway 148.

Derrick Grant, 49, and Harry Higgs, 75, lost their lives in the head-on collision, and Linda Higgs, 76, — Harry Higgs’ passenger — was also injured.

According to the Arkansas State Police report, Grant was northbound on Highway 61 in a 2006 Chevy Cobalt, crossed the center line and struck Higgs’ 2012 Chevy truck head-on.

Linda Higgs was taken to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

Higgs’ condition was unknown at press time.

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