RANDOLPH COUNTY, AR – A driver of a tractor-trailer managed to escape injuries after crashing into the Current River along Highway 67 Monday. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and said the impact had damaged the guardrail, Kait8 revealed. Due to the nature of this crash, deputies had to close a significant […]
LAWRENCE COUNTY, AK – A 60-year-old man operating a 2017 Mack tractor-trailer hit the back of a 2018 Kenworth truck, leading to his death Tuesday. Kait8 said this collision occurred around 5:45 a.m. on U.S. Highway 63 North. Arkansas State Police said the 60-year-old man, Max Arthur Johnson from Whitworth, succumbed to fatal wounds at […]
KEISER, AR – A fuel tank from a tractor-trailer burst, leading several gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto I-55 after the big rig crashed around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Kait8 reported. The driver managed to escape injuries, and crews had to close a majority of the lanes on the freeway so they could clean up […]
GARFIELD, AR – Traffic congestion was reported on U.S. Highway 62 West and East due to a collision between a concrete truck and two other vehicles Wednesday. It is unclear if anyone sustained injuries, according to 5 News Online. In addition, officials did not specify how this crash was brought on, when the scene cleared, […]
DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK, AR – Crews were summoned to the I-30 and East 9th Street intersection, where a truck had overturned on its side on Wednesday. Arkansas Department of Transportation told THV 11 that the truck was carrying meat and chicken parts, but did not specify if any came out of the truck, only indicating crews shut […]
OZARK, AR – A driver and a passenger of a 2024 Kenworth semi-truck lost their lives after they crashed their truck at a Pleasant View overpass Sunday. According to 5NewsOnline, the events of this crash unfolded before 5 a.m., when the driver, identified as David B. Jernigan Jr., lost control of the truck on I-40 […]
REYNO, AK – A semi-truck driver collided with a commercial vehicle and another automobile on U.S. Highway 62, leading their truck to overturn in a ditch Thursday. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State Police both responded to the scene after 6 p.m., according to KAIT8. Officials said no one suffered serious injuries but […]
REDFIELD, AK – At least one person sustained injuries when their semi-truck overturned on I-530, spilling oil and diesel fuel on I-530 Tuesday. KARK said this collision happened in the northbound direction coming into Redfield. Since Hazmat crews were called to clean the spill, authorities closed at least one or two lanes of traffic, which […]
MAYFLOWER, AR – A tractor-trailer driver escaped injuries after slamming their truck into a Highway 89 bridge along Lake Conway Thursday. Arkansas Department of Transportation told KARK they closed lanes in both directions starting at 9:35 a.m. and lifted the closure just before noon. The circumstances behind Thursday’s wreck remain undisclosed. The events leading to […]