Monticello Live

Around 3:45 Monday afternoon,  a log truck’s load shifted forward, as he applied his brakes while westbound on HWY 278 near the 425 intersection.

The logs shifted forward impacting the cab preventing it from being able to turn .

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A loaded eastbound chip-truck reportedly entered Dead Man’s Curve too fast, New Year’s Eve morning at 4:30, overturning in the north ditch.

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According to SalineRiverChronicle.com, there was a fatal auto crash in Warren, Wednesday evening.

Authorities were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident, at approximately 6:30 p.m. Christmas night on North Martin Street, near Bryant Street. A 42 year old Warren man was traveling south in a pickup truck on Martin Street.

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At 1:45, Thursday, the Monticello Fire & Rescue Team was paged out to the report of a Ford pick-up that missed the HWY 278 curve at the east entrance to Wilmar, and crashed into a nearby wooded area.

Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies worked the accident, where a 31 year old Bryant resident was transported to JRMC by SEEMS. Dan’s Towing removed the vehicle.

Minutes before 1 pm, Monday, a local man, walking his bicycle across McCloy Street at the 3-way stop sign at the Town Square was hit by a car.

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Saturday at Lacey

Saturday, around noon, the driver of this Chevy van was reported to be traveling north on HWY 425, attempting to turn west, when she collided with the passenger side of a Chrysler 300, which was passing her.

Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the wreck, along with a local Constable.  The State Police filed the accident report.

One passenger from the Chrysler was reportedly transferred to a Little Rock Hospital.

Wednesday on HWY 35 East

Wednesday, at approximately 8 am, the driver of this Chevy pick-up lost control, near Sixteen Section Road on HWY 35 East of Monticello.

Wednesday on HWY 278 East

This Honda Accord received only minor damage, Wednesday around 5 pm, when it’s driver lost control on the wet pavement in Dead Man’s Curve.

Drew County Sheriff’s  Deputies worked both of these Wednesday accidents.

After school was dismissed, Tuesday afternoon, there was a minor bus accident at the intersection of East Oakland and North Conley.

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At 12:20, Monday afternoon, this loaded log truck was traveling toward Monticello, when its trailer’s fifth wheel pin plate pulled off, allowing the trailer to overturn, rolling it over onto the side of the roadway.

No one was injured.

Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies directed traffic through the 277/278 curve until 3 pm, when the wreck was clered.

No one was injured, Tuesday morning, when the driver of this City of Monticello work truck left the roadway, dumping a large portion of the load the truck was carrying into the ditch and driveway of SeaArk Marine.

City crews worked to re-open Trotter Street near the entrance to the City Shop.

A 27 year old Tillar man was killed at 6:22, Tuesday morning, after he had stopped to help victims at an automobile collision at HWY 65 and HWY388 in Lincoln County.

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Sunday night, around midnight, the driver of this Honda S-2000 was norrhbound on I-530, when he told deputies that another vehicle had caused him to run off of the roadway.

The Honda traveled down the road ditch, coming to a stop in a creekbed, next to a bridge.

Dan’s towed the vehicle; the driver trportedly only recieved minor injuries.

 A big rig wreck on Oct. 2, 2006 in Calhoun County led to the trial, which is expected to last 3-4 days.

While driving a loaded log truck on Calhoun County Road #2,, Gene Gibson (a Drew County resident) had the loaded log truck he was driving, run off of the pavement and rolled onto its right side.

A log shifted, and enter the cab, apparently injuring Gibson.

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Wednesday was a good example of how rain can wreak havoc on Drew County drivers.

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A 77-year-old Monticello businessman was seriously injured around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, in a two vehicle collision near the overpass on HWY 425 South.

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 Around 7:15,, Tuesday morning, Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched, along with SEEMS and MASI ambulances, to the report of a wreck involving a Cadillac sedan and a Ford Expedition, at the intersection of HWY 278 and I-530, west of Monticello.

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Around 11 am, Friday morning, the new driver of this AT&T truck lost control of the vehicle, causing it to leave the roadway in Dead Man’s Curve, 2 miles east of Monticello on HWY 278 East.

Neither the driver, nor his trainer, was injured.

Drew County Sheriff’s deputies worked the crash scene.  Reliable Towing was called to remove the vehicle.

Thursday’s wreck in the same curve wasn’t as easy to remove.

Just before 8 pm, Sunday night, two Chevy pick-ups collided at the intersection of HWYs 138 and 293 at Pine Hill.

Sources told MLive that the full size pick-up was traveling north, had a stop sign, and enterered Winchester Road in front of the smaller Chevy, who was westbound.

Drew County Sheriff’s deputies worked the crash, Rod’s Wrecker and C&L Towing cleared the roadway.

SEEMS transported the driver and a passengers of the smaller vehicle to UAMS in Little Rock.  Bother were from Dewitt.

Around 12:45, Sunday afternoon, this AirEvac LifeTeam rescue helicopter landed on HWY 425 South at Beulah Road, to pick up a 55 year old Monticello man, following a 4-wheeler accident on a pond levee.

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Around 3 pm, Wednesday, the driver of this Pontiac G4 was westbound on HWY 35, east of Monticello, when she lost control and left the roadway.

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A 34 year old Drew County resident lost her life, early Friday morning, when she was struck by a vehicle, while walking on Camden’s HWY 79.

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According to the Arkansas State Police, a Drew County  man lost his life, as his truck ran left the roadway on HWY 278, three miles east of Monticello.

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A 3 vehicle crash near Lacey temporarily closed a portion of HWY 425, causing a detour to Lacey School Road and Valley Jct. from 2-3:15.

MFD’s rescue team was called to extricate  the driver of a Chevy Impala from her car.  Other vehicles involved were a Honda Ridgeline and a hydroplaning Chevy Avalanche.

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The driver of this Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling south on HWY 83 (N. Gabbert St.) around 2 pm, when she lost control of her vehicle.

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Around 7 pm, Tuesday, an eastbound white Chevy Silverado reportedly pulled out in front of a northbound white Chevy Silverado, causing an auto accident.

The eastbound truck had the stop sign.

A passenger in the northbound Silverado was transported to Drew Memorial by SEEMS.

The driver in the eastbound Silverado was transported to the County Detention Facility for a BAC test, as aluminum cans were seen strewn alongside the vehicle at the crash scene.

MPD worked the wreck.  Reliable Towing removed the northbound vehicle.

Sunday evening around 8:30, a Yamaha Rhino 450 overturned on Carpenter Road, ejecting the driver.

The vehicle was northbound at the time of the accident.  The driver was transported to Drew Memorial, and was expected by be transferred to Little Rock.

Arkansas State Troopers worked the crash scene, assisted by Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies.

Monday afternoon, around 4:30, as a driver was attempting to turn off of HWY 35 East, a three vehicle chain-reaction quickly shut down traffic, and sent two drivers to the Drew Memorial Hospital’s’ Emergency Room.

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The Jordan Park entrance sign has recently been rebuilt by city employees, following its March destruciton, apparently after being struck by a large vehicle, who left the scene. 

Workers were able to salvage the lettering and most of the brick from March to rebuild hte sign.

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 A fire destroyed the EZ Mart convenience store on HWY 425, Friday afternoon.

Anouther accident occurred at their Hyatt Street store, Tuesday afternoon around 5:15 pm, as a driver failed to stop her Ford Explorer , and it crashed into the front of that store, breaking four large panes of glass and knocking displays and products into the floor.

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A Memorial fund has been set up at Simmons Bank, to help the family of Blake Bayird with expenses for funeral and or any other needs they may have during this difficuilt time. This time should be for mourning the loss of their child and focusing on their family instead of worrying how they will take care of the unexpected expenses.

Blakes father is David Bayird who is local fireman with the Monticello Fire Department and mother Leigh Bayird is a nurse at Drew Memorial Hospital.

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A 19 year of lost his life, and a 17 was air-lifted to JRMC, following a single vehicle crash on Old HWY 13, Monday morning, around 3:45 am.

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Around 10:45, Saturday, Drew County Sheriff’s deputies were notified of a Ford pick-up that didn’t stop at the intersection of HWYs 35 and 425, but instead drove off into the nearby cattle field.

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Around 1 pm, the driver of a southbound Pontiac GTO was attempting to turn east, from HWY 425 onto HAY 278, when turned in from of a Volkswagen Passat , which was northbound.

SEEMS transported both driver to Drew Memorial Hospital.

Monticello Police worked the accident. 

Reliable Towing and C&L Wrecker removed the vehicles.