Friday, October 23, 2020

Pineville woman killed, 8-year-old girl airlifted to Mercy Springfield following collision on 71


A Pineville woman was killed and two other people injured in a two-vehicle collision 3:20 p.m. Thursday on U. S. 71, one mile south of Jane.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder driven by Jessica J. Reed, 35, Pineville, attempted to turn south and pulled into the path of a 2002 Dodge 3500 truck driven by Geral E. Schlessman, 71, Pineville.

Dr. Johnson at Mercy Hospital, Bella Vista, Arkansas, pronounced Reed dead at 4:39 p.m.








A passenger in the Reed vehicle, an eight-year-old girl, was airlifted to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, to be treated for serious injuries.

Schlessman was treated for serious injuries at Mercy Hospital, Bella Vista.

The fatality was the 96th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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