By Jimmy Dinwiddie
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December 20, 2023
A Crittenden Co woman was rushed to the hospital early Tuesday morning after being struck by a freight train during an interview with a local tv station. Edith Elaine Elderberry was “hunkered down in the ‘holler” when a tornado ripped through the Crittendon Co countryside late Monday evening. The tornado caused extensive damage to one tractor and several mobile meth labs, according to county officials. State officials estimate the dollar amount of damages to be upwards of $83. News 4 Camera man Virgil “Shaky Hands” McGirk was filming Ms. Elderberry’s interview at the time of the incident. “It was horrific!” stated Shaky Hands. “I didn’t actually see the whole thing, because I was zooming in on her Pall Mall for a dramatic effect.” “In hindsight, I un-subconsciously knew something was amiss, because I remember thinking ‘man, she's making that freight train sound pretty good for just using her mouth and a spit-cup,’” Shaky continued, “next thing I knew, POOF!! She was gone. It happened so fast, that her stogie just hung in the air for a split second. Probably going to add it to my demo reel. It was reeeeaaaal nice, kinda ‘film noir’ if ya know what I mean.” RC Times reached out to her surgeon Dr. Kay Vorkien. “Who is this? RC what? Ah, anyway, Ms. Elderberry is in critical condition, but is expected to make a full recovery. Apparently her fur lined moo-moo gown and steel-toed house shoes protected her on impact”