Automobile Accidents

• Curvy Arkansas Roads Require Extra Care While Driving

  Sach Oliver | October 10, 2008 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  It seems every day we read an article in the newspaper where someone is hurt or killed in a head-on collision on another Arkansas Curvy Road. Our state is beautiful and these curvy roads allow us to...

• Car Accident and Curvy Roads in Arkansas

  Drew Dixon | January 02, 2008 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  There is a reason Arkansas adopted the state motto "The Natural State." Arkansas roads traverse hills and mountains which provide travelers opportunities to enjoy scenic views while driving to their destinations. However, with these hills and mountains come curvy roads that require drivers to pay particular attention to safety for themselves and others. Recently a Harrison man was killed and...

• Bentonville Man Killed in Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 06, 2007 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  A 62-year-old Bentonville man was killed from serious injuries he suffered in a two car accident, on Wednesday.The man was traveling east in his 1997 Honda Accord on Southeast 28th Street through the intersection at J Street when his vehicle crashed with a 2004 Jeep Wrangler driven by a 32-year-old man of Bentonville, according to reports released by Bentonville Police Department.He was...

• Basic Information About Brain Injury

  Frank Bailey | July 13, 2008 3:22 PM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  According to the Brain Injury Association of America, there are approximately 5.3 million U. S. citizens with a disabling brain injury. The costs totaled $60 billion in 2000. Every 23 seconds a...

• Under-inflated Tires Are a Safety Risk

  Ryan Scott | August 05, 2008 4:21 PM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  Under-inflated tires can lead to serious consequences. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the risk of a serious crash during hot weather can be heightened by tires that are worn out, under-inflated or too old.

• Ways to Improve your Personality after an Emergency

  Sach Oliver | June 02, 2008 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  We all have ideas about how we might handle an emergency. And we're probably wrong. People who are leaders---or basket cases---in everyday life often won't behave that same way in a crisis. But we do know there are ways to become more resilient, and they don't all involve luck or prayer (although those are good too).

• Truck Driver involved in two-vehicle accident

  Sach Oliver | December 13, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  On Thursday, December 6, 2007, Thor Baardsen, the truck driver from Oshkosh Wisconsin, stood beside an overturned vehicle that was involved in a two-vehicle accident on Old Missouri Road at the intersection of East Huntsville Avenue and Rockline Way in Springdale. No information was available regarding the status of the occupants of either vehicle.For more information on this subject, please...

• Old Man Winter Wreaks Havoc In NW Arkansas

  Ryan Scott | December 04, 2008 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  With the new month of December came winter weather here in Northwest Arkansas. A cold front moved in quickly and caught many unsuspecting holiday travelers by surprise. Arkansas State Police...

• Tornado Bus Driver Likely Under the Influence

  Drew Dixon | January 07, 2008 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  The investigation, into the November 25th, 2007, bus crash that left four dead, has lead authorities to believe that Tornado Bus Co. Inc. driver Felix Badillo Tapia was under the influence of amphetamines at the time of the accident. While it is unclear whether or not the amphetamines were prescription, police believe Tapia had acquired the amphetamines in Mexico. In addition to having found...

• Two Lowell Teenagers Killed in Six Vehicle Crash

  Ryan Scott | December 17, 2007 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Two teenagers from Lowell, Arkansas were killed Friday morning and an 18 month old child had to be airlifted to the Arkanas Children's Hospital after a car accident that involved six vehicles in Rogers, Arkansas. Timothy Aaron Smith, 21, of Lowell, Arkansas veered into oncoming traffic, side swiping three vehicles, including a tractor-trailor, and forcing one vehicle off the road and into a...