SEDGWICK, AR – Authorities are investigating a crash last week that killed a fire chief in Lawrence County, according to KAIT8. The victim was 61-year-old Wesley E. Adams of Walnut Ridge, the Sedgwick Fire Department Chief. Authorities said he was directing traffic at the scene of a previous crash on…
MARSHALL, AR – A teenage driver was killed when a pickup truck crashed in Searcy County Tuesday evening, reports KTLO. The accident occurred on State Highway 333 near County Road 37 in Marshall, and was reported at about 9:20 pm. According to Arkansas State Police, a 16-year-old boy was driving…
FORREST CITY, AR – A fatal accident that resulted in a chemical spill shut down a portion of Interstate 40 near Forrest City early Tuesday afternoon, reports KAIT8. The accident happened on I-40 west of the Newcastle Road exit, and was reported shortly after 9 a.m. One person was killed,…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas State Police said a pedestrian died in an accident Saturday night at a highway exit ramp in North Little Rock. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the victim was identified as 47-year-old Biagio Festante of Lecanto, Florida. State troopers said the crash occurred as Festante…
HOT SPRING COUNTY, AR – A car accident in Hot Spring County last week left a 72-year-old man dead, reports the Sentinel-Record. The crash, which occurred on Small Dike Road off Highway 7 south in Bismarck, was reported Thursday night at about 8:30 p.m. According to the Arkansas State Police,…
LITTLE ROCK, AR – A driver died in a crash after his car was struck by a wheel that came off another vehicle Thursday night, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The accident happened on Interstate 630 near Chester Street at about 9:45 p.m. Arkansas State Police said a rear wheel became…
WHITE COUNTY, AR – Arkansas State Police said a driver died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday on Arkansas 36 in White County, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Investigators said 63-year-old James L. Gaines was driving east in a Chevrolet at about 9:45 a.m. when he drove off the road to…
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Little Rock police have released details of an accident last month that caused the death of a paramedic, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Maj. Dean Douglas was responding to an emergency call during the Little Rock Marathon when the incident took place on Nov. 21. Douglas,…
ROGERS, AR – A collision in Benton County Monday night left two people dead and two others injured, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The accident occurred at the intersection of Easy Street and 13th Street in Rogers just after 8 p.m. Police said 35-year-old Rubia Carpio-Batres of Springdale was driving…
PULASKI COUNTY, AR – One driver died and another was hospitalized after their vehicles collided early Monday in Pulaski County, reports the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The accident took place on Interstate 40 west at about 12:12 a.m. Arkansas State Police said 38-year-old Allison Fausett Summers was driving a Volkswagen Tiguan when…