Two Simsboro residents are recovering after they were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Malvern, Arkansas Friday. A Sheridan, Ark., woman in the second vehicle died in the collision.
Arkansas State Police said Kimberly Carter, 18, of Sheridan was killed and Nascha James, 30, and her niece Kayden Guidry, 18, of Simsboro were injured in the collision on Arkansas Highway 9 south of Malvern about 5 p.m. Friday.
According to a preliminary ASP report, Carter was driving a 2009 Chevrolet HHR SUV south and attempted to overtake another vehicle but lost control of her vehicle. The Chevrolet slid sideways into the opposing northbound lane into the path of a 2015 Jeep driven by James.
Carter was pronounced dead at the scene. James and Guidry, a passenger, were injured and taken to CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs.
In a social media post Saturday, Guidry said, “…how incredibly blessed I am. My God is a God of miracles who was watching over me and my family. We were on our way to Hot Springs for a fun weekend vacation when we got in an accident. Praise God, my family is okay. My dearest aunt who was driving our car is banged up, but she’s okay.”
Guidry shared her prognosis. “My back was broken in the crash, but I’m not paralyzed and I’m still breathing. I’ll have to get surgery, and the road to recovery might be a little long, but all I can do is thank God we are alive. Thank you to every single person who’s been praying, listening to me talk, and who’s been there by my side. I couldn’t do this without my amazing village. I also want to say to appreciate every single thing in life. Because you don’t know just how quick it can be taken from you.”
Kayden graduated from Simsboro High School in May.
