CONWAY — Brooke Barron, the 21-year-old gymnastics coach from Conway who was a passenger in a truck that crashed into Conway Public Library last Thursday has died of her injuries, authorities said.
At about 12:15 a.m. on March 31, police and fire-rescue responded to reports of a black 2015 Chevy Silverado crashing into the front pillars of the 121-year-old building. Both occupants were trapped and the airbags deployed.
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