State Police reports Alexander man killed, Bauxite woman injured after Corvette crashes into building in Bryant
A 65-year-old Alexander man was killed and a Bauxite woman was injured Wednesday evening after a sports car went airborne over a speed bump, overturned, and struck a building in Bryant, according to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police. Read more below.
The fatal crash occurred at approximately 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, along Shady Pine Lane in Saline County.
According to the preliminary fatal crash summary filed by an Arkansas State Police Trooper, a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette was traveling southbound on Shady Pine Lane at a high rate of speed when it struck a speed bump.
Investigators reported that upon striking the bump, the vehicle went airborne. After landing back on the surface, the Corvette began yawing, ran off the roadway, and collided with a mound of dirt and rocks. The car then overturned and crashed into a building.
The driver, identified as John Ralph Fullington, 65, of Alexander, died from injuries sustained in the collision. His body was transferred to the custody of the Saline County Coroner.
A passenger in the vehicle, identified as Tamera Manasco Harrison, 66, of Bauxite, was injured in the wreck. Emergency medical personnel transported Harrison to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock for medical care.
Troopers noted that weather conditions were clear and the roadway was dry at the time of the collision.
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