A Hughes Towing operator loads a Howell County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer vehicle onto a flatbed after a two-vehicle collision Monday morning at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Abe Taylor Street in West Plains. The crash occurred around 8:42 a.m. when the patrol car collided with another vehicle and was pushed into the perimeter fence on the northwest corner the historic Lincoln School property. Responding crews from the West Plains Fire Department and South Howell County Ambulance reported no injuries. The West Plains Police Department is investigating the crash.
KIMBERLY LANGSTON / DAILY QUILL
Howell County Sheriff Matt Roberts, left, shakes hands with Lincoln School Project co-founder Crockett Oaks III through the iron fence surrounding the historic school site on Monday. Roberts responded to the scene to inspect damage, visible behind the pair, after a two-vehicle crash pushed a deputy’s patrol vehicle into the fence.
KIMBERLY LANGSTON / DAILY QUILL
Posted
Keywords
howell county sheriff's department,
patrol car crash,
school resource officer crash,
deputy crash,
lincoln school crash
