Saturday afternoon a Hampton man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on US Highway 278 in Calhoun County.
At approximately 1:56 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022, James Butcher, Jr., 31 of Hampton, was traveling east on US Highway 278 near Calhoun County Road 7 when he crossed the center line. The rear driver’s side of Butcher’s vehicle was hit by a 2016 Chevy. Butcher was the lone fatality in the wreck.
According to the Arkansas State Police it was raining at the time.
