Automobile Accidents

• How to Make Our Highways Safe

  Frank Bailey | January 04, 2008 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The cause of the Tornado bus crash that killed four on Interstate 40 near Forrest City Arkansas is still unclear, but new facts point to driver fatigue. Police have now confirmed the driver was on amphetamines, a drug used to stay awake. Police have also learned that the Tornado Bus Co. falsified records by listing a co-driver, when the co-driver was actually off duty and in El Paso, Texas at...

• Closed Head Injury

  Frank Bailey | October 21, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A closed head injury is an injury to the brain without a breach of the skull or the brain's surrounding tissues by a penetrating object. The biomechanics of a closed head injury may be understood by examining the inner dynamics of the skull and brain when influenced by the forces of acceleration, deceleration and rotating motions.When the head is subjected to rapid acceleration and then...

• Car Accident Causes Power Outage in Little Rock

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A two car accident in Little Rock caused a power outage for a neighborhood on Wednesday. Three people were injured in the accident, including a child. The accident happened in front of the Twin City Bank on Broadway. Police say a car hit a van and the van was thrown into nearby power poles. Three poles were broken, and power lines scattered across the road. The injured were taken to a local...

• Truck Driver Admits Cocaine Use in Fatal Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 26, 2007 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A truck driver responsible for the deaths of five members of the same family has admitted to the police that he falsified his records and used cocaine prior to the car accident. While driving his semi-truck on U.S. 425 near Pine Bluff he crossed over the center line and hit a car head on. All of the people in the car died at the scene. Trooper Oscar Bullard Jr., who investigated the...

• Little Rock Bicyclist Hit by Car

  Shannon Weidemann | May 23, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A man from Little Rock was seriously injured in April while taking his normal 20 mile bike ride. He was riding near Maumelle Park when he was hit by a car from behind. He does not remember any details of the accident. He was airlifted to Baptist Hospital. The extent of his injuries is simply incredible. Smith says on the left side of his body, he had cracked ribs and a bunch of cuts and...

• Springdale Girl Killed by Hit and Run Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | February 25, 2007 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A 4-year-old girl from Springdale was playing in front of her house when she was hit by a car and killed. The driver of a 1990s Honda Accord struck the girl and did not stop. "We received a tip last night and detectives tracked him down today (Friday)," said Cpl. Chris McCarville, public information officer for the Springdale Police Department. "Detectives brought him to the station for...

• Backover Injuries to Little Children

  Staff Writer | December 28, 2005 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Childhood accidents continue to be the most common cause of death in children older than 1 year of age. Until children are old enough to leave home, most accidents will occur in the vicinity of the home. One danger zone many parents don’’t think about is the driveway. It has been said that "back-over" incidents killed 91 children in 2003. The number of injuries from back-over incidents is...

• Little Rock Car Accident Kills One

  Staff Writer | December 16, 2005 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  One man was killed and another injured Thursday in a North Little Rock motor vehicle accident on North Hills Boulevard.According to authorities, speeding was a factor in the one-car accident in which the car went out of control and slammed into a wooden power pole. The impact snapped the pole in two just above ground level.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports:Sharon Carr, a witness, was...