BENTONVILLE — A Bentonville man has died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash earlier this month.

Richard Schmeleter, 84, of Bentonville was a passenger in a 2016 Chrysler driving north on North Walton Boulevard around 2:37 p.m. Nov. 7 when a 2021 Jeep Compass traveling west on Northwest 10th Street made a left turn onto Walton and collided with the Chrysler in the intersection, according to a preliminary crash summary from the Arkansas State Police.

Schmeleter was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, the report states.

The Bentonville Police Department investigated the crash, and the investigating officer reported the weather was clear and the road dry at the time.

The report does not name the driver of the Jeep nor whether any citations were issued

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