Victim identified in early morning fatal crash

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas State Police have identified a man killed early Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash.

The crash happened at 6:51 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 91 (Dan Avenue) and Lacy Drive in Jonesboro.

According to the preliminary fatal crash report, a 2016 Toyota Corrola was westbound on Dan when it turned south at the intersection, hitting a 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by 47-year-old Robert L. Posey of Jonesboro.

A passenger in the Toyota, 54-year-old Paul R. White, Jr. of Augusta was killed. ASP did not identify the driver nor were they listed among the injured.

Posey was taken to a local hospital with unspecified injuries.

#BREAKING: Jonesboro Police are clearing a fatal two-car crash on Dan Avenue & Lacy Drive.

Sally Smith with JPD confirmed a passenger in the car you see below is deceased.
One driver has been transported to an area hospital and the coroner was called to the scene.@Region8News pic.twitter.com/I0Q3IXEPHI
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