BY MELANIE BUCK –
Mena Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on Pine Street around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. The driver of an older model Mazda pick-up truck was attempting to cross Pine Street, going from 9th Street to Armour Street, when he struck the driver’s side of a Hyundai Sonata.
The driver of the Sonata was transported to Mena Regional Health Systems, though not in critical condition. Officers on the scene reported the driver of the Mazda was being arrested for Suspended Drivers’ License. The driver was also cited with Failure to Yield to Oncoming Traffic.
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