7 people die in 4 wrecks over 27 hours on Arkansas roads

Seven people were killed in four accidents on Arkansas roads on Friday and Saturday, according to preliminary reports from the Arkansas State Police. At 12:26 p.m. Saturday, Abel Diaz, 62, Octavio Cruz, 57, and Lizbeth Diaz, 19, all of Mexico, were killed in a wreck on U.S. 270 in Garland County, according to a report. The three were in a 2008 Chevrolet HHR, driven by Abel Diaz, that was headed south on Blacksnake Road and failed to stop at a stop sign when crossing the highway, the report says. The...