Brandon J. Bailey II, 20, died in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 371 southwest of Magnolia about 4:54 a.m.
According to a preliminary Arkansas State Police report, Bailey was driving a 1998 Saturn south on the highway. The driver of a northbound 2016 Ford Fusion crossed the center line and collided with the Bailey vehicle, which left the roadway and overturned.
Bailey died at the scene. His body was released to Lewis Funeral Home. He was a 2020 graduate of Magnolia High School.
The driver of the Ford was not injured and was not identified in the report. The weather was cloudy and the road was wet.
Trooper Jordan Drake investigated the wreck.
Bailey’s death was the seventh motor vehicle fatality in Columbia County this year, matching the total for 2021.
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