From Staff Reports
GARFIELD -- A Rogers man was injured in a one-vehicle accident shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
The driver, Christopher Smiley, 32, of Rogers, was driving west on U.S. Highway 62, approaching Garfield. He was negotiating a downhill curve during a period of light rain. The operator lost control of the vehicle and slid down a steep hill, striking several small saplings and a barbed wire fence near the bottom of the hill. His vehicle came to an abrupt stop when it struck a large tree with the front end, deploying air bags.
A witness and good Samaritan, according to State Trooper George Enke, stopped to assist. He reported that the driver was un-restrained during the collision.
Smiley was initially taken to Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, and later transported to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., due to the extent of his injuries.
General News on 08/06/2014