Thursday, March 14, 2019

Pineville man killed in three-vehicle accident on 71

A Pineville man was killed in a three-vehicle accident 9:02 p.m. Wednesday on U. S. 71 in Jane.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2003 Jeep Liberty driven by Ronald L. Longstaff, 60, Pineville, attempted to make a left turn and was struck in the side by a 2019 Kenworth W900 driven by Jimmy W. Tacker, 54, Hindsville, Arkansas, causing the Longstaff vehicle to hit a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Meng Yang, 20, Rocky Comfort.

Longstaff was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:35 p.m. by McDonald County Coroner B. J. Goodwin.







A passenger in the Tacker vehicle, Vicki N. Tacker, 60, Hindsville, was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Rogers, Arkansas.

The fatality was the 15th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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