Posts tagged car

• 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...

• Little Rock Car Accident Kills One

  Staff Writer | December 16, 2005 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One man was killed and another injured Thursday in a North Little Rock motor vehicle accident on North Hills Boulevard.According to authorities, speeding was a factor in the one-car accident in which the car went out of control and slammed into a wooden power pole. The impact snapped the pole in two just above ground level.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports:Sharon Carr, a witness, was...

• Truck Accident Claims Man Bound For Little Rock

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2005 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A tractor trailer accident killed a Kansas man today when the semi he was driving crashed into an overpass pillar on interstate 540 in Crawford County. Armin Brandhorst, a resident of Green, KS was hauling 90 hogs to Little Rock when authorities think he fell asleep at the wheel. Troopers believe Brandhorst overcorrected when he awoke to realize his vehicle was leaving the road.Law officers...