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A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is an injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head that affects the way the brain works. TBIs can be mild, moderate, or severe. Those who suffer from mild TBIs may be able to recover safely at home, but unfortunately, a moderate or severe TBI can […]

On Friday, April 9, 2021, two vehicles collided on North Main Street in Cave City, Arkansas, just after 9 p.m. Brian Day, 67, of Jonesboro, was driving northbound when he crossed the center line and crashed into another vehicle headed south. According to the Arkansas State Police report, Day’s Mitsubishi Endeavor hit a Toyota Corolla […]

On March 16, 2021, Phyllis A. Kerr, 70, of North Little Rock, and her passenger, Clayton A. Meharg, 97, of Letona, died after colliding with a semi-truck in a multi-vehicle accident. Arkansas State Police reported the multi-vehicle accident, which occurred just after 8:50 a.m. on Highway 67 in Lonoke County. The inciting event involved a semi-truck […]

Unprecedented weather in the South also affected Little Rock and much of Arkansas in mid-February.  On February 17th, snow, ice, and cold temps led to multiple accidents, shutting down I-40 east- and westbound for multiple hours. Arkansas State Police reported a 30-mile chain of accidents, starting with a single event at 9 a.m. The chain’s […]

On February 2, 2021, four people were injured and one child died during a collision on Clay County Road 406.  Thirty-eight-year-old Ervin Derrell Hill, of Jonesboro, was traveling west on Clay 406 when he lost control and crashed head-on into the vehicle of Mark Johnson, 54, of Rector. Later court documents show that Hill was […]

On January 8th, two vehicles collided on the Calion River Bridge on U.S. Highway 167 in Calion, Arkansas. The collision killed two men: Eric White of West Monroe and William Bradley of Hampton. According to Arkansas State Police, this was a head-on collision. White, 44, was headed north on US-167, driving his 2014 Chevrolet Express. […]

Andy Lunsford, a Ward City City Council Member in White Hall, AR, was killed in a car crash on New Year’s Eve. Rainy road conditions may have influenced the crash, which occurred near exit 7 of Interstate 530 in Pulaski County. As a real estate appraiser, Lunsford was a major part of White Hall’s growth […]

Large-truck crashes that involve passenger vehicles are increasingly common in the United States, and Arkansas is no exception. The number of commercial trucks involved in fatal collisions has increased 42 percent since 2009, according to recent data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the majority of those killed were passeng

Recognized as a national freight industry leader, Arkansas has an extensive freight transportation system that includes highways, railways, waterways, air cargo, and pipelines. These systems support Arkansas’ freight‐related industries across a number of different sectors, providing connectivity to the rest of the state and the country. Arkansas’ trucking industry

Semi-truck accidents are an unfortunate and relatively frequent occurrence in the Benton and Little Rock thanks in part to Benton’s location along with Interstate 30 and Little Rock’s position amid a network of bypassing interstates and state highways, all of which bear heavy commercial truck traffic. Because Arkansas relies on its freight economy, it’s import