Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2026
Fatal #: 11     Operator #: 3818
Accident #: 11     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(3) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/16/2026     Time: 5:50 pm     Location: I-555 SB / 13 MM
City: RURAL POINSETT     County: POINSETT

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
LARRY ALTON NEAL (1) 56 BAY M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
MARK CARTER TORBERT JR (2) 48 HURTSBORO AL M X
SARAH M CURTIS (3) 67 TRUMANN F X
CLARA B RICHARDS (3) 68 TRUMANN F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. MAZDA
2000
NB
I-555
2. FREIGHTLINER
2023
SB
I-555
3. FORD
2016
NB
I-555
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 STRUCK THE REAR OF V3 LEFT THE ROAD STRIKING THE CABLE BARRIER. V1 BEGAN TO OVERTURN INTO THE SB LANES WHERE V2 STRUCK V1.
Weather Condition: CLOUDY Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: NEA BAPTIST Body Held At: DELANCEY FUNERAL HOME
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL TOMMY L FITZGERALD 377 Agency: ASP

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