Monticello teen killed in car accident

One individual was killed and another injured following a one-car accident Monday morning in southeast Arkansas.

Blake Bayird, 19, died in the crash, while Scott Lansdale, 17, was injured while traveling north at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Highway 13 in Drew County. Both are from Monticello.

Bayird drove off the road and over-corrected, causing the truck to slide sideways and strike a tree, according to the Arkansas State Police preliminary report.

The truck came to rest in a ditch.

Lansdale was taken to Jefferson County Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff to be treated for injuries. His condition was not immediately available Monday.

Bayird’s body is being held at the Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home.

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