White Hall High School Boys Basketball coach dies in traffic collision
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – According to officials with the Pine Bluff Police Department, a man is dead and another critically injured after a traffic collision on Saturday night.
In a release, police officials said that the accident happened at 11:01 p.m. in the area of South Hazel Street and 41st Avenue.
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According to officials, 37-year-old Matthew Williams was driving southbound on South Hazel Street and a 2015 GMC Sierra driven by 38-year-old Darrion Williams was traveling north.
Police said that at some point the two vehicles collided and Darrion was ejected from his vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital and his condition is listed as critical.
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Matthew Wiliams was pronounced dead at the scene by Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Eric Belcher.
He is the head coach of the White Hall High School Boys Basketball team and multiple friends have posted remembrances on his social media.
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Officials said that both families have been notified. Anyone with information regarding this accident is asked to call the detective office tip line at 870-730-2106.
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