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Man incompetent to stand, trial in impersonation at I-40 Bridge Collapse (My Title) By Donna Hales Phoenix Staff Writer A man arrested for posing as an Army officer and taking control of riverfront operations after the May 26 collapse of the In terstate 40 bridge near Webbers Falls is not competent to stand trial, according to sealed federal medical reports. William J. "Billy" Clark was ordered back to a federal medical facility for psychiatric treatment Tuesday during what was to have been his competency hearing in Muskogee federal court before U.S. District Judge James H. Payne. "He thinks he's Capt....

Webber Falls, Okla. (AP) - Crews have finished repairs more than a week ahead of schedule on an interstate bridge where 14 people fell to their deaths after it was hit by a towboat in May. Traffic was scheduled to resume Monday over the bridge, restoring some normalcy to the lives of residents in the small town that suffered through the tragedy. The victims were to be remembered upon the reopening of the bridge, said Webbers Falls Mayor Jewell Horne. Cars and trucks plunged into the muddy Arkansas River on May 26 after a towboat pushing two barges slammed into...

Muskogee - An alleged imposter in the Webbers Falls I-40 bridge collapse is back in Muskogee. William Clark made his first appearance in federal court Monday. It looks like Clark will undergo intense psychiatric tests. In part, because the government wants to know if he was sane when he allegedly showed up in Webbers Falls, telling everyone he was in charge. Under tight security, the 29-year-old was brought into federal court. Clark is charged with impersonating a U.S. Army office on May 26th and 27th after the Interstate 40 bridge collapse. According to court documents, Clark told authorities he was...