Monticello Live

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 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 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.

MPD officers are shown working the car accident that occurred at the Murphy Oil Station on HWY 425 north, around 1:50 pm.

No information about injuries was available.

A 25-year-old Drew County man was killed instantly around 5:45, Thursday morning, in a collison with an 18 wheeler, near the Lincoln-Drew County line.

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Around 1:45 Wednesday afternoon,  the drivers of a Toyota Camry turned Monticello’s busiest intersection into a demolition derby, as he allegedly “ping ponged” into 4 other vehicles.

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Around 3:45, Friday afternoon, a BMW motorcycle, with 2 passengers was traveling on HWY 278 West, when a Ford car pulled out in front of it.

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Around 1:30 Saturday afternoon, the driver of this southbound Nissan lost control of the vehicle on HWY 425 (north of Lacey) and stuck a C&L power pole.

The driver declined medical attention and left with a family member.

Drew County Sheriff’s deputies worked the wreck scene. C&L power crews replace the damage pole.

Prosecutor Thomas Deen has filed criminal charges against Bryant Childs, the big-rig driver who jumped out of a loaded asphalt truck, causing he death of the driver of a mini-van, when it was crushed by his abandoned vehicle.

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A Monticello woman was killed  in a single vehicle truck accident on Florence Road, Sunday afternoon, around 3:45.

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Around 7:30, Sunday morning, the driver of this Chrysler PT Cruiser was driving into the sunrise, when the glare caused him to travel too far onto the shoulder of Barkada Road.

The Chrysler could’ve easily overturned, as it narrowly missed the deep culverts in the area.

Dan’s Towing removed the vehicle, Monticello PD worked the wreck scene.

Around 1:00, Thursday afternoon, the driver of this water delivery truck got too close to the edge of Carpenter Road, when the water-soaked shoulder fell in beneath the weight of the water truck.

Reliable Towing used a heavy-duty strap to pull the truck upright, while another wrecker pulled the water truck forward.

DCSO blocked traffic while the road was cleared.  No one was injured.

Around 4:45, Monday afternoon, Monticello Fire & Rescue, Arkansas State Police and Monticello Police were called to the scene of a two car collision, one block west of the intersection of HWY 278 and 425.

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Around 2:30, Sunday morning, Monticello Police and Arkansas State Troopers responded to the call of home on Oakland Street, being struck by a Chevy SUV.

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Just before 3 pm, Thursday afternoon, a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Carolla were involved in a head-on collision on Old Warren Road, near the Monticello High School.

Monticello Fire & Rescue were paged out to extricate  the driver of the Camry.  Monticello Police, Drew County Sheriff’s Office, and Arkansas State Troopers worked and assisted at the crash scene.

SEEMS and MASI transported the injured victims.  Dan’s Towing and C&L Wrecker towed the Toyotas.

During Sunday morning’s heavy rains, there were several motor vehicles accidents, including this one on Winchester Road.

The driver lost control of the Dodge pick-up, which struck a large tree.  The impact caused a large tree limb to fall onto the vehicle. 

Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. worked the crash scene, the driver was transported to Drew Memorial Hospital.

Around 8 am, this morning, a Penske rented box van, headed north, the driver reportedly fell asleep while driving, rolling the large vehicle into the ditch of Hwy 425, near Beulah Road.

Arkansas State Police, Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies, AHTD, and Reliable Wrecker worked the wreck site.

The driver declined medical attention by the responding ambulance.

Heavy rain fell across Drew County, Sunday morning, causing several roads to be underwater, in places; sending at least three vehicles into crashes, especially around 11 am.

On Old Dermott Road, a Toyota was traveling toward HWY 35, hydroplaned after hitting some water over the roadway, then struck a tree and rolled over.

The driver was transported to DMH by SEEMS.

The Fire & rescue Team and Sheriff’s Dept. responded to the call.

Another vehicle was invoplved in a  single vehicle acciden, east of the Pine Hill / HWy 293 intersection, MASI and DCSO worked that accident.

Yet another vehicle, this time a Lincoln, ran off of HWY 425, near lacey, crossing into the trees, next to the highway.  DCSO also responded to that accident.

Finally, a tree was reported to have fallen across HWY 35 West, near Rock Springs, blocking both lanes of the highway.

Around 8 am, Tuesday morning, the driver of a westbound Dodge pick-up was attempting to turn south onto HWY 425 at the 278 / 425 intersection, when the collided with an eastbound Mazda SUV.

Both vehicles had a green light, but there was not arrow to designate turns.

Both drivers were transported to Drew Memorial, by SEEMS and MASI.

Reliable Towing and Rod’s Wrecker cleared the roadway.

MPD worked the crash scene.

Tuesday, around 12 noon, a westbound GMC Envoy on Scott Street dropped off the edge of the pavement, and wasn;t able to re-rain control, before they collided with a street sign, a stop sign, and a fire hydrant.

Modern fire hydrants have a built in “break away” to prevent major leaks, when they are struck by vehicles.

A gas line barely escaped being damaged in the mishap.

Around 11 am Tuesday, as most of Drew County was getting pelted by ice pellets, several ice related accidents occurred.

On HWY 278 East, just before Dead Man’s Curve, a maroon Chevy pick-up was off in the ditch.

Just past the curve, near Bordeaux Road, a gold sedan had lost control in the ice, and came to a stop in a nearby bean field.

Just past the next gradual curve, were 3 vehicles, all involved or partially involved,  in another mishap .

It started as a gray, westbound Mitsubishi lost control in the ice.  The driver avoided colliding with an eastbound Chevy pick up, but the Chevy truck  swerved and ended up in the ditch.

The Mitsubishi then struck an oncoming, white Volkswagen Jetta, which was being driven by the wife of the Chevy driver. sending both vehicles spinning into the ditch area.

Drew County Sheriff’s deputies worked the accident(s).  No one was reportedly injured, however an ambulance resonded to check out one of the drivers.

Around 10am, Tuesday morning, a UAM student was traveling back to class, westbound on Jordan Drive, when he felt his Jeep loose traction in the ice, “fishtail”, and then rollover on the bridge.

The driver was not injured.  Monticello Police worked scene, assisted by Arkansas State Police. The Fire & Rescue Squad was also paged out.  Dan’s wrecker towed the vehicle.

Around 8:30, Wednesday night, the driver of this eastbound Dodge Dakota lost control of her vehicle in the rain, near Dead Man’s Curve, on HWY 278 East. 

Arkansas State Troopers worked the accident, assisted by the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept.

SEEMS transported the victim to Drew Memorial. Rod’s Wrecker removed the Dakota.

With another 100% chance of rain, today, be aware that hydroplaning can easily occur.

Around 9:30, Thursday morning, the driver of a northbound Toyota Camry was traveling from Ashley County toward Monticello, near HWY 172, when he lost control of his vehicle.

The Toyota crossed into the west ditch and slammed into a driveway culvert, before becoming airborne.

The driver was transported by SEEMS to the DMH helipad, where he was transferred to Air Evac, to med-flight to Pine Bluff’s JRMC.

While everyone else was celebrating Christmas day, our local First Responders were at work, serving the community, like they do every other day of the year.

Lacey – Ladelle Fire Dept. put out a fire at a work shed behind a HWY 425 home, Christmas Day.

MPD dispatched a Drew County Sheriff’s Deputy to a truck accident, Christmas Day. No one was reportedly injured.

C&L Electric crews worked to restore power on Valley Junction Road, after a tree fell, bringing down a power line.

Around 8:30, Saturday, Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Monticello Rescue Squad were dispatched to the report of a single vehicle wreck, where the driver was pinned inside of his Dodge pick-up, after striking a large tree.

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An 18 year old male was traveling towards Monticello around 10 am, Wednesday, on Winchester Road, near the new Pine Hill Store. 

As he came around a curve, he swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel in the road, causing him to lose control of his Toyota Camry, which rolled and flipped across the ditch, striking the line of trees, and coming to rest upside down in the ditch.

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Friday, around noon, this driver of the Olds Alero was traveling on Old Warren Road, heading toward Monticello, when he lost control.  The vehicle ran off of the roadway, and into a line of trees, knocking several trees over.

Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies worked the wreck.  Reliable Towing removed the wrecked Olds.

The driver was cited for driving on a suspended license.

The temporary tags on the Alero ran out the day before the crash.

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Wednesday morning, around 6:50 am, there was a car crash on HWY 4 near Arkansas City, where both drivers lost their lives.

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