The name has been released by Florida authorities after Rebecca Summar, age 23, of Benton, died in a motorcycle crash. The driver of the blue or black 2013 Toyota Prius reportedly pulled onto the highway from the median, into the path of the motorcycle. Read more details from the following sources: WJHG.com NWFdailynews.com
First Responders working pedestrian accident Interstate 30 Benton
A MySaline reader reported seeing an accident involving a pedestrian on eastbound (toward Little Rock) Interstate 30 near the Congo Road overpass. Arkansas State Police is investigating and Benton Police is taking care of traffic. The accident appears to have happened close to 7 a.m. Friday morning. First Responders are present, and they appear to […]
Sunday Motorcycle Wreck Fatal; Victim Identified
At approximately 3:38 p.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident at Arkansas Highway 5 and Leigh Street. Upon arrival, the driver of a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Jerry Lynn Garland, age 72, of Bauxite, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of a 2016 GMC Acadia, […]
Blue Hole Rescued Attempt Ends Unsuccessful
UPDATE 062017 7:00 PM According to the SCSO, shortly before 6:00 pm Tuesday evening, underwater rescue divers located the body of Chance Armstrong in the Blue Hole. Mr. Armstrong is an 18 year old Caucasian male, from Benton. Information obtained thus far from SCSO Criminal Investigation Division (CID) detectives is that this was a swimming […]
Motorcycle Accident Tuesday Night in Bryant Takes Benton Man’s Life
According to the Bryant Police Department, officers were dispatched Tuesday afternoon, May 9, 2017, to an accident with a fatality at the intersection of Shobe Rd. and Brookwood. Alex “A.J.” Sponer, age 32, of Benton, was on his motorcycle traveling westbound on Shobe Rd. when he lost control of his bike. When he went down, […]
“Standing for Seth” Event Saturday Benefits Local Teen After ATV Accident
Bryant Vehicle Rolls by Itself from one Restaurant to Another
I don’t have the details yet, but the scene is off the north end of Reynolds Road. A MySaline reader reports that before noon Saturday, a vehicle was running at KFC but had no driver inside. He says the vehicle rolled by itself from KFC, or if the parking lot, across Horizon Drive, and into […]
Dozer Falls from Truck to Rest Upside-Down on a Tree
Drivers on Mulberry Salem Road in Benton had a sight this morning and traffic may have been slowed a bit from people looking at a dozer that fell off a lowboy truck. It’s at the intersection of Beth Lane, between Salt Creek Road and Congo Road. Sheriff deputies say a chain broke on the truck […]
One-Vehicle Accident (sort of) on Highway 5 North in Bryant 1pm
A truck driving east on Highway 5 North in Bryant ran off the road and into the ditch in front of car dealership Arkansas Auto Group (by Collegeville Elementary). I say it’s “sort of” a one-vehicle accident because I’m not sure if he ran into the Camaro parked on display at the edge of the […]
Accident at Eastbound Exit Ramp on I-30 & Carpenter/Exit 117 in Benton
If you saw lots of police and fire vehicles racing through Benton… MySaline readers alerted us to a vehicle accident around 10 a.m. Wednesday Jan 4, 2017. The location is eastbound on the exit ramp at W Carpenter Street/Exit 117. For the directionally-challened, that’s on the opposite side from Home Depot/Papa John’s/Fitness Unlimited. Traffic should […]