Retired Arlington Resort Sous-Chef Donald Graham ID’d As Victim In Fatal Hot Springs Crash Monday Night

GARLAND COUNTY, AR. (THECOUNT) — Donald Lee Graham, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash in Garland County on Monday night.

Graham, 64, was killed and his wife, Jerolyn injured, in a Monday night single-vehicle crash on Highway 7 near Hot Springs, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary released Tuesday.

According to reports, Graham and his wife were traveling in a Dodge Journey on Highway 7 around 5:30 p.m., when the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then entered a culvert and rolled over before colliding with an embankment. The vehicle then struck a wooden fence and came to rest on its passenger side.

Graham was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jerolyn was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

According to social media, Graham was a retired sous-chef at Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa.

Geo quick facts: Hot Springs is a city in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. It’s known for naturally heated springs, many of them in Hot Springs National Park to the north. Bathhouse Row has 8 bathhouses from the 19th and 20th centuries. These include Buckstaff Baths, with thermal baths. The elaborate, stained-glass-and-marble Fordyce Bathhouse has a lobby fountain and houses the park’s visitors center and museum – wikipedia.