Lead Hill Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in Traffic Crash

A man has died of injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle crash in Boone County last weekend. 

According to the report from the Arkansas State Police, 76-year-old John Priest of Lead Hill was driving his vehicle on Highway 14 in Lead Hill last Sunday afternoon when it began to leave the roadway. Priest overcorrected and went off the opposite of the road overturning several times. 

Priest was taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield where he later died. 

181 people have now died in traffic crashes in 2026.