A Manila man was killed in a Craighead County crash around 6:52 p.m., on New Year’s Day near Highway 18 and Highway 135.
Bobby Benson Towery, 53, of Manila perished when his 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was struck by a 2019 Dodge Ram being driven by 36-year-old Christopher Allen Ellis of Brookland, who was also injured in the crash, along with his passenger 40-year-old Jennifer McDorman of Paragould.
According to the Arkansas State Police report, the Ram was westbound on Highway 18, crossed the center turn lane, traveling across the eastbound lane and hitting the Silverado in the slow lane of traffic. After impact both vehicles came to rest on the south side of Highway 18.