MORRISON BLUFF, Ark. – Arkansas State Police (ASP) is investigating a fatal multi-vehicle collision that occurred Friday, May 30, 2025, around 11:15 p.m. on State Highway 109 at the Morrison Bluff Bridge in Logan County.
An ASP investigation determined that a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro, driven by a 16-year-old boy from Scranton, was traveling southbound at over 150 miles per hour when it rear-ended a Toyota RAV4. The impact forced the RAV4 into the northbound lane, where it collided head-on with an oncoming 18-wheeler.
The driver of the RAV4, Mackenzie Arthur, 20, of Scranton, and a 17-year-old female passenger were killed in the accident.
Following the investigation, the juvenile driver of the Camaro was charged with two counts of Manslaughter and was transported to the Yell County Juvenile Detention Center.
Martha Jane Phillips, 71, also of Scranton, has been charged with two counts of Manslaughter for her role in furnishing a vehicle to a minor without a driver’s license. She was booked into the Logan County Detention Center.
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