An accident on Highway 5 North and CR 13 near Ideal RV at 7:45 Wednesday morning has taken the life of 87-year-old Gerald Lenard of Lakeview. The Midway Fire Department, Arkansas State Police and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene of a 3 vehicle accident with injuries and entrapment. When the first units arrived on the scene CPR was being performed.
According to Arkansas State Trooper Angela Savino, 28-year-old Samantha Nelson of Gassville was southbound behind Lenard in a 2014 Ford when she attempted to pass him. Nelson struck a northbound vehicle driven by 62-year-old Michael Ayers of Mountain Home. Lenard veered to the west side of the roadway and struck a concrete culvert. Conditions were foggy and wet at the time.
Both Nelson and Ayers were taken to Baxter Regional Medical Center for injuries.
According to Arkansas State Trooper Angela Savino, 28-year-old Samantha Nelson of Gassville was southbound behind Lenard in a 2014 Ford when she attempted to pass him. Nelson struck a northbound vehicle driven by 62-year-old Michael Ayers of Mountain Home. Lenard veered to the west side of the roadway and struck a concrete culvert. Conditions were foggy and wet at the time.
Both Nelson and Ayers were taken to Baxter Regional Medical Center for injuries.
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