A Mountain Home woman, 25-year-old Deniese McFall, was killed early Thursday morning as she was riding her bike on Highway 5 North near the 1500 block. According to a report from Arkansas State Police Corporal Jackie Stinnett, a vehicle driven by Zachary Wells of Mountain Home was traveling south on Highway 5. McFall and 21-year-old Andrew Strevels of Mountain Home were traveling north on bicycles, or what State Police call “pedalcyclist”, in the center turn lane. Wells was negotiating a left hand curve when he struck McFall in the southbound lane and Strevels in the center turn lane.
A report on Strevel’s condition was not immediately available at the time of this report.
A juvenile, who was in the car with Wells, was not injured in the accident, according to the report.
Conditions were clear and the road was dry at the time of the 1:13 a.m. accident.