Jail Van In Little Rock Accident, No Injuries Reported

Saturday, March 8, 2014

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Washington County Sheriff's Office prisoner transport van was involved in a minor accident early Friday morning in Little Rock. No one was injured and no one escaped.

Kelly Cantrell, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman, said a vehicle slid on ice on the Interstate 430 bridge and hit one of two vans headed to the Arkansas Department of Correction prison in Malvern.

Nine of the 11 detainees riding in the van were taken to a hospital and evaluated.

The van had a flat tire, it was repaired, and the vans continued on to Malvern, Cantrell said.

NW News on 03/08/2014