At 5:48 am on Wednesday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a head on accident involving a pickup truck and a semi truck just outside the city limits of Hoxie on Hwy 67.
According to the Arkansas State Police the 1998 Chevrolet pick up truck driven by Brian Tay Pieri of Alicia crossed the centerline and struck a southbound semi truck driven by Armel Behrem of St. Louis killing Brian Tay Pieri and sending Behrem to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with injuries.
The Hoxie and Walnut Ridge Fire were both paged to the scene, Hwy 67 was closed for a shot time while the Arkansas State Police investigated the accident.
For more information on the Walnut Ridge Fire Department visit www.walnutridgefd.com .