File photo/The Ottawa Herald

Emergency workers extricate Andrew Potts, then-21, Richmond, from his vehicle in September 2004 after it was hit head on by a car driven by Arthur Meade, 37, Neosho Falls. Meade was killed in the accident on U.S. 59. The state is currently building a new four-lane expressway to replace the dangerous stretch of highway, which officials hope will prove safer.