Monticello Live

A 51-year-old Monticello man lost his life north of Lake Village, Saturday night around 8:50 pm.

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Minutes before 3 PM, Monday afternoon, a 350–400 pound bear was struck by a Mazda pick-up truck, near Collins.

Note: A photo of the bear is included on the next page. It is not graphic, but note that it is there.

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HWY 278 was closed to traffic, following a 10 am wreck, Tuesday morning.

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At 1:45, Thursday afternoon, there was a 4 vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 425/278.

MPD, MFD, DCSO, MASI, SEEMS and a State Trooper quickly responded to the crisis.

Multiple injuries were involved, with the injured being taken to DMH and JRMC, in Pine Bluff.

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At 10:35, Wednesday morning, a 2 car collision occurred in front of Fred’s on Highway 425 S.

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Around 9:30, Thursday morning, a two car collision occurred at the intersection of East Pope in N. Gabbert St.

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A 21 year old McGehee man died following an accident near Halley, Tuesday morning at 1:40 an.

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Photo courtesy of AshleyCountyLedger.com.

A 38-year-old woman lost her life, Monday afternoon, when her Lincoln collided with an 18 wheeler in Ashley County.

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I usually don’t cover personal situations on MLive, since the website is about Monticello (and not about me), but occasionally, an exception is appropriate.

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At 5:07 am, Monday morning, the driver of a Ford 500 was pronounced dead at the scene of a train/car crash, south of Dumas.

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At 4:30 Saturday afternoon, Monticello Police responded to a 2 car crash at Highway 425/278.

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Shortly after 6 PM, Wednesday evening,  the driver of this Chevy Impala lost control of his vehicle,  crashed into a residence, and was arrested for DWI, drug possession, and careless driving.

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Around 1 PM, Sunday afternoon, a city employee was making required checks at the city sewer ponds, located on Old Warren Road.

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A 20 year old Drew County man died from injuries he sustained when he was struck by vehicle on Highway 138 East, Monday morning. (more…)

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Around midnight, Friday morning, the driver of this Jeep SUV lost control of his vehicle, in Dead Man’s Curve, on HWY 278 E. of Monticello.

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Around 7:30, Monday night, a 2-year-old child was ejected from a vehicle, during a 3 car collision at the intersection of HWYs 278 & 425, in Monticello. (more…)

In an update to a story MLive covered, Tuesday morning, posted here are photos of the clean-up of the wreckage of a loaded Riceland tank truck, 2 miles south of Winchester on HWY 65.

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Around 9:15, Tuesday night, the driver of this Toyota Avalon lost control of the vehicle as it was the northbound on Highway 83 near Coleman. The road had recently been covered with pea gravel for maintenance.

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At 7:45, p.m., Thursday night, an 18 wheeler  leaving Popeyes parking lot, into the mall entrance at Highway 425 struck a Centerpoint Energy gas meter. (more…)

In a very unusual motor vehicle accident, around 3:30, Thursday afternoon. a Chevy Z71 pick-up seems to have been totalled by the tractor tire that it was hauling.

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At 3:50, Tuesday afternoon, a head-on collision near the LincolnCounty line temporarily closed traffic.

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Early Saturday morning,  Drew County Sheriffs deputies  were called to the scene of a car crash at the intersection of Highway 278 and the Wilmar train tracks.

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According to the Arkansas State Police preliminary report, there was a fatality wreck in Eudora, at 11:37 Saturday morning, where an adult and two children lost their lives.

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Around 7 PM Monday night, 3 people were injured in a 2 vehicle head-on accident, on Highway 35 East.

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