POSTED AT 1130AM AUG 10, 2023 – UPDATED 530PM AUG 11, 2023 The Benton Police Department is currently investigating a fatal accident on the frontage road. In a statement, the BNPD said there was a vehicle versus a pedestrian that they were call to, just after 9:30 a.m. Chief Hodges stated that the pedestrian is […]
State Police blames drag racing on death of Benton man
A Benton man was killed and his wife was injured in a wreck in Little Rock over the weekend, according to Arkansas State Police (ASP). In a release, ASP stated that two or more motorists were racing on Interstate 430 northbound on Saturday afternoon. They say this caused a fatality accident near the intersection at […]
Teen dies in Benton crash April 1st; Police investigating
Benton Police officers responded to a single-vehicle fatality accident that occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday near Highway 5 and Estates Drive. The driver, Hannah Haney, age 19, of Ulm, Ark., succumbed to her injuries stemming from the accident. The BNPD Criminal Investigations Division and Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. […]
[VIDEO] Purple car driver sentenced; will pay in a couple ways for “drive thru” at Dollar General
A man pleaded guilty and received sentencing December 7th in an incident with a purple car and a dollar store. Saline County residents may remember the man who fled from police at over 100 mph in a purple Dodge Charger and crashed into the wall of Dollar General store. In October, Anthony Trajon Toombs, age […]
Get a shirt or maybe win in one of these raffles to help raise money for injured Bryant officers
UPDATE WED OCT 12, 2022 One officer is at home and another continues to heal in the hospital, according to the Bryant Police Department. There are bank accounts set up for the public to donate. Officers Tre’ Davis and Tanner Peck both were injured from an incident on Springhill Road early on September 24th. You […]
Benton man dies in vehicle accident early Wednesday
A Benton man is deceased – the victim of a fatal crash on early Wednesday morning, August 17, 2022, on the western outskirts of the city. Peyton L. Mitchell, age 24, was traveling south in a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, on Arkansas Highway 229, approaching Jackman Trail when it happened. About 1:15 a.m., the vehicle failed […]
Street racing in Bryant leads to crash with other car in Otter Creek
Bryant Police arrested a Little Rock man after they say he was street racing, crashed and fled. A motorist was racing another car eastbound on Arkansas Highway 5 Friday night. Police say the vehicle crashed at the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Otter Creek Parkway. A Bryant Officer saw a vehicle racing on Hwy […]
Sheriff: Man skips bail for Negligent Homicide and more charges; Likely skipped country too
A man has skipped bail on felony charges and likely fled to South America, according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. On October 17, 2021 at 11:37 p.m., Bayner Funes-Figueroa, age 22, was involved in a fatal accident in the 14000 block of Chicot Road. The victim was driving a 10-passenger van with his wife […]
Motorcycle vs Pickup Wreck Claims One Life in Saline County
A man on a motorcycle fatally wrecked with a pickup truck in the Fairplay area on Wednesday, according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. On March 2, 2022 at about 12:25 p.m., Deputies responded to the area of Buffington Road and Point View Road, in the west part of Saline County, for an injury accident. […]
Bryant Police say pedestrian died after vehicle collision Wednesday
Early Wednesday morning just before 1 a.m., Bryant Police officers were called to the North Service Road at the 123/Reynolds Road off ramp for a fatal accident involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian. The driver of the pickup told officers a male was walking down the middle of the service road. The driver stated […]