11/06/15  Fountain Hill Man Dies In Ashley County

A one car crash in Ashley County near Hamburg has taken the life of a Fountain Hill man. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, a 2000 Chevrolet driven by 73 year old Lem A. Lambert of Fountain Hill was  eastbound on Highway 8 when the vehicle ran through a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 425, ran off the highway, hitting a dirt embankment and then a tree.

Lambert was alone at the time of the accident at 7:25 Wednesday night.  He was taken to the Ashley County Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. According to the State Police report by Trooper Grant Evans, the weather conditions were clear, the roadway dry when the crash occurred.