Arkansas Accident Kills 5

• Heath T. Bakken, 28, of Jonesboro, driver of the car going wrong way.
• Angela F. Austin, 26, of Trumann, driver of the van.
• Anthony Vaughn, 25, of Jonesboro, a van passenger.
• Michael E. Lane, 34, of Jonesboro, a van passenger.
• Gerald Brown, 56, of Jonesboro, a van passenger.

The five people injured, ranging in age from 29 to 41, were all Jonesboro residents who were riding in the van. The accident occurred on the interstate-grade U.S. 63 between Bay and Jonesboro, about 5 miles southeast of Jonesboro.

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Focus Inc., a Jonesboro-based nonprofit organization, owned the van that was transporting the disabled adults from a data center when the accident occurred. Rebecca Singleton, focus co-director, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the crash five miles south of Jonesboro was the center’s “worst nightmare.” Focus Inc., serves disabled adults in the Northeast Arkansas area on a regular basis. It is always a tragedy when someone loses their life, no matter what the circumstances are. The amazing part is that three people were completely un-injured in this tragedy. Three others were only slightly injured. Out of the 11 people involved in this accident, six people will walk away.

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My Take: At the time, nobody knew why the driver was driving on the wrong side of the road 2:15 in the afternoon. It has been determined that the driver of the PT Cruiser was a diabetic. Apparently, his blood sugar got so low and he went into a coma while driving his car. The man should have been a little bit more careful if he was a diabetic.

Maybe he should have taken in defensive driving course, which would have taught him to pay attention to his diabetes. Maybe the driver of the van should have gone to an academy driving school NY. I know the DMV in New York like any DMV has rules on which side of the road a driver should drive on. This just makes me believe more that everyone should take a defensive driving course at some point during his or her adult life.

One thing is definitely for sure, the families of five people are going to be looking for funeral urns. There was no mention of pets being with anyone involved in the accident. At least, they will not need pet urns as well.

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