Double fatal head-on collision

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AR – Two people are dead as the result of a Saturday night head-on collision. The deadly crash happened on Highway 270 just west of Highway 104 in Jefferson County.

Arkansas State Police identify the victims as 55 year old Marsha Lynn Reed of Malvern and 59 year old Edward Ingram Beets of Columbia, Mississippi. State police reports indicate the accident happened when the vehicle driven by Reed westbound on Highway 270 crossed the centerline and slammed into the vehicle headed eastbound on 270 driven by Beets.