McCrory police officer killed in single vehicle crash

by Katie Clement

Thu, September 15th 2016, 2:08 PM UTC

Officer Barker, seen in this photo with his wife Megan Barker, has worked for the McCrory Police Department for four years. Barker was also a volunteer firefighter. (Photo courtesy Megan Barker)

McCrory Police Chief Paul Hatch says Officer Barker (far left) was also a volunteer firefighter and was like a son to him. (Photo courtesy McCrory Police Department)

The American flag has been lowered to half staff at the McCrory Police Department in honor of Officer Barker. (KATV photo)

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Officer Barker, seen in this photo with his wife Megan Barker, has worked for the McCrory Police Department for four years. Barker was also a volunteer firefighter. (Photo courtesy Megan Barker)

MCCRORY (KATV) — An officer involved in a single vehicle crash on Arkansas Highway 17 has died.

Officer Robert Aaron Barker, 26, was responding to a call around 5 a.m. Thursday when his patrol car hit a deer.

Barker was traveling north on Highway 17, just south of the Patterson community.

Barker was pronounced dead at a Searcy hospital from injuries sustained in the vehicle crash.

Officer Barker has worked for the McCrory Police Department for four years. According to McCrory Police Chief Paul Hatch, Barker was also a volunteer firefighter.

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