In a tragic accident, a father and son were killed on US-131 near Youngs Prairie Road. The accident happened when a pickup truck that was going northbound crossed the center lain and struck the semi truck, which was heading southbound. As a result of collison, the father and son who were in the pickup truck lost their lives. The father, Albert Richard Fields Jr., was 58 years old, while his son, Albert R. Fields III, was just 15. According to the police investigation, drugs and alcohol were not involved.