A two-vehicle accident at Arkansas Highway 201 North and Coley Drive in Mountain Home Monday afternoon has claimed the life of 25-year-old Dakota Ellison of Mountain Home.
Baxter County Coroner Brad Hays says Ellison was taken to Baxter Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after 6:00 Monday evening.
The accident report was released late Tuesday afternoon. Earlier Tuesday, Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel said officers were still working on the report and would be revisiting the scene. Chief Manuel says due to the severity of the accident, more time was needed than usual for the investigation.
The report indicates Ellison was traveling north on Highway 201 when his vehicle crossed the center turn lane and into the southbound lane of the highway.
The second vehicle, traveling south, was a dump truck driven by 58-year-old Charles Ray Knuckles of Henderson. The report indicates the dump truck left almost 63 feet of skid marks before its front left collided with Ellison’s vehicle. After the impact, Ellison’s vehicle was pushed back to the southeast before coming to final rest in the center turn lane facing northwest. Knuckles was not injured, according to the report.
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