Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2024
Fatal #: 118     Operator #: 3877
Accident #: 106     Station Sending: SPTL     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 04/10/2024     Time: 4:49 pm     Location: I-49 NB/54 MM
City: WEST FORK     County: WASHINGTON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
ROGER CURTIS FRIDDLE (1) 47 MOUNTAINBURG M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JASON RAY FRIDDLE (1) 41 CHESTER M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. CHEVY SILVERADO
2017
NORTH
I-49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-49 NEAR THE 54 MILE MARKER. V1 HYDROPLANED AFTER HITTING A POOL OF WATER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT AND THEN COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE BRIDGE PILLAR CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY TO THE PASSENGER.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: WASHINGTON COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP. TYLER S. SMITH 426 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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