The car the youngster was riding in went down a steep embankment close to Mount Magazine, causing the teen to perish in the incident Monday morning, according to authorities. According to a preliminary crash report by state police, Roberto Oblea, 19, was a passenger in a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze traveling south on Arkansas 309, south of the Lodge at Mount Magazine, at around 6:20 a.m.
According to the report, the car turned off the road to the right and went down an embankment before hitting a tree on the passenger side. Before coming to a full stop, the car, according to the troopers, turned onto its passenger side.
There were no other injuries recorded. When the crash occurred, troopers reported seeing clear but dimly lighted circumstances. A summary report from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety states that at least 43 persons have lost their lives as a result of collisions on Arkansas highways thus far this year.
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