Officers with the Benton Police Department are investigating a two-vehicle accident with multiple injuries and one fatality. At approximately 4:03 p.m. Saturday, December 24, officers responded to Arkansas Highway 35 near Kidd Street for a report of a two vehicle accident. Five juveniles and an adult were transported to Arkansas Children’s Hospital for treatment […]
Bryant School Bus Driver Injured in Wreck Monday Morning
The good news is there were no kids on the bus. According to Bryant School District Spokesperson Devin Sherrill, there was an accident Monday morning in Paron, involving one of the District’s school buses. Sherrill stated, “The accident happened on Highway 298 (Paron area). The driver was returning after dropping off students. No students were […]
Two Rescued Monday Morning from SUV Rollover on Alcoa Road
Photos by David Mitchell If you had a little wait to get through Alcoa Road this morning, it was because an SUV rolled over. Right in front of Hurricane Creek Elementary, a couple was driving along but flipped for some reason and they were stuck inside. Benton resident David Mitchell saw it happen and stopped […]
Truck Rollover Wednesday Night on Interstate at 107 Westbound
Traffic backed up Interstate 30 Westbound at exit 107 – that’s toward Hot Springs, guys. According to MySaline reader Cindy Corbitt, an 18-wheeler went off the Interstate and rolled over. She reported that traffic was still moving through at the time, but very slowly. That was 8:30 p.m.
Benton Teen Grips to Life After Torch Engulfs Him in Flames
Benton residents Ethan VanCamp and his mother Kim were at home together on September 3rd, 2016, when he experienced an explosion outside with a tiki torch. The flames overcame 14-year-old Ethan and he was burned on 76% of his body. Lifenet ground crews and Lifenet Air 2 rescue flight brought Ethan to Arkansas Children’s Hospital that […]
SCSO Deputies Graduate Trig & Physics Course to Become Traffic Investigation Team
If this math makes sense to you – it looks like a foreign language to me – then you probably have some idea of what it takes to figure out what happened after a vehicle accident. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announced Friday morning that two deputies, Eric Stricklin and Sam Griffin, have completed a 12-week Accident […]
SUV Drives Into Office of Bryant Business Wednesday
You may know of The Gann Agency on North Prickett Road in Bryant. Nick Gann, the owner, sent MySaline.com photographic proof today that they are indeed the first insurance agency in the whole county to have a drive-thru window. I don’t know how it happened and neither do they, but all in a flash on […]