Church Van Crash Sends 8 to Hospitals, Other Driver’s Fault
October 27th, 2023 by Joe Burgess
Last Friday, at 6 PM, at the main Wilmar intersection, the driver of a Ford church van from Warren was traveling west on Highway 278, when a northbound Buick Lacrosse attempted to cross the highway, failing to yield at a stop sign.
The crash caused the Buick to cross a nearby field, westbound, and the Ford van to spin around, with its back hitting a light pole, facing eastbound.
The car’s driver was transported to the Monticello airport, where he was airlifted to Little Rock, by Pafford One.
The three car passengers were transported to Drew Memorial, by MASI and EASI.
Four of the five van occupants were also transported to Drew and Bradley hospitals for medical care. Several were also then transferred to Little Rock for further treatment.
Drew County Sheriffs Department worked the crash site.
Rods Wrecker and Reggie‘s Lock and Key removed the wrecked vehicles.
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