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Green Forest toddler Emily Pearson killed in crash

12:11 PM, Jan 10, 2013   |    comments
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GREEN FOREST, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State Police say a 2-year-old girl was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Carroll County.

State police say the crash happened Wednesday morning on Arkansas 311 north of Green Forest. According to a preliminary report, 23-year-old Wendie Pearson of Green Forest failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the road. State police say she overcorrected and crashed into a tree.

Killed in the crash was 2-year-old Emily Pearson of Green Forest. Wendie Pearson was injured and taken to a hospital in Branson, Mo.

State police say a 1-year-old boy in the SUV was not injured.

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