Cars Plunge Into Beaver Lake Arkansas 94 Ends In Water

ROGERS -- In less than a month, eight vehicles have plunged into Beaver Lake at the end of Arkansas 94 in Monte Ne. No one has been hurt -- yet.

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It's true the lake level is extraordinarily high this spring, bringing the water further up the road, but that's no excuse for the careless driving that leads to these accidents, said Capt. Tom Brewster, field commander for the sheriff's office.

"There are two sets of rumble strips and a great big 'Dead End' sign," Brewster said. "If they go past those and then still can't stop in time when their headlights hit the water, they're driving too fast and not paying attention."

Barricades were placed near the end of the road to stop cars from driving into the lake, but deputies responding to cars in the water have found them repeatedly moved out of the road. "We suspect fishermen are doing because they launch their boats there," Brewster said.
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People would have to be flying down that road without paying any attention what so ever to miss all of the warnings...fortunately, so far nobody has been injured! I think the Darwin award folks better be on stand-by!

Do you have any theories why cars keep ending up in this lake? Have there been times where you almost landed in it?

My wife and I cracked up when the local station (Richmond Va.) showed the footage.

"Fountain Pond" is a mile from here (ran down and around it on Saturday) that was a big crusing spot (lots of sunbathers) and features paddleboats. How this woman "lost control" of here vehicle is beyond me, the max reasonable speed in the park is 25 but most people drive about 10 MPH. The news report mentioned "alert rescuers" and footage of a Fire Dept. diver standing next to the white SUV in chest high water.

who have gone into the lake in the past month the obvious question...
Why?....All eight answered: Because we vote Republican. :)

The people doing this must be drunk or something, the upcoming dead end is made very plain. I couldnt help but laugh when I read the article...I agree with the above post...had to be republicans.

I couldn't help it either which is why I posted it.