Posts tagged accidents

• Car Accident Causes Power Outage in Little Rock

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A two car accident in Little Rock caused a power outage for a neighborhood on Wednesday. Three people were injured in the accident, including a child. The accident happened in front of the Twin City Bank on Broadway. Police say a car hit a van and the van was thrown into nearby power poles. Three poles were broken, and power lines scattered across the road. The injured were taken to a local...

• Hazmat Called for Windsor Trucking Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 19, 2007 9:54 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A trucking accident in Windsor, Connecticut closed down parts of Interstate 91 and required a Hazmat team to help clean up the scene. A dump truck hauling dirt overturned due to a flat tire. The truck then hit the center median and two light poles before tipping over. The dirt was contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals, and the scene was treated as a hazardous materials cleanup,...

• Truck Driver Admits Cocaine Use in Fatal Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 26, 2007 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A truck driver responsible for the deaths of five members of the same family has admitted to the police that he falsified his records and used cocaine prior to the car accident. While driving his semi-truck on U.S. 425 near Pine Bluff he crossed over the center line and hit a car head on. All of the people in the car died at the scene. Trooper Oscar Bullard Jr., who investigated the...

• Jackson County Tanker Truck in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A Jackson County truck driver caused an accident on Highway 14E that sent his truck into a ditch. The trucking accident happened east of Newport. The driver of the truck hit a PT Cruiser. The truck traveled down the embankment and turned onto it's side trapping Schulz in the cab of the truck. He was extricated from the vehicle by EMS and transported via Air Evac to UAMS in Little Rock.The...

• Springdale Girl Killed by Hit and Run Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | February 25, 2007 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 4-year-old girl from Springdale was playing in front of her house when she was hit by a car and killed. The driver of a 1990s Honda Accord struck the girl and did not stop. "We received a tip last night and detectives tracked him down today (Friday)," said Cpl. Chris McCarville, public information officer for the Springdale Police Department. "Detectives brought him to the station for...

• Backover Injuries to Little Children

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Childhood accidents continue to be the most common cause of death in children older than 1 year of age. Until children are old enough to leave home, most accidents will occur in the vicinity of the home. One danger zone many parents don’’t think about is the driveway. It has been said that "back-over" incidents killed 91 children in 2003. The number of injuries from back-over incidents is...

• Truck Drivers need to Share the Road

  Staff Writer | December 22, 2005 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  ROGERS, ARKANSAS - Imagine driving from Bentonville to Little Rock. Now imagine doing that 12,600 times in an 80,000 pound vehicle and never causing an accident or getting into a fender bender. Wal-Mart truck driver Danny Ewell, who has logged 2.7 million miles without a preventable accident, was on hand Thursday at a safety event to help other drivers avert danger. "You actually won't be able...