Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2020
Fatal #: 13     Operator #: 3842
Accident #: 13     Station Sending: SPTH     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/13/2020     Time: 6:31 am     Location: I40 EASTBOUND 24MM
City: RURAL FRANKLIN     County: FRANKLIN

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JOSE ARGUETA (1) 61 VAN BUREN AR M X
Additional Deceased
NAME: () AGE: UNKNOWN RESIDENCE: M/F: DRIVER: PASSENGER: PEDESTRIAN:

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
No injured listed
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. TOYOTA
2007
EAST
I40
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 40 NEAR THE 24MM. THE ROADWAY SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE ICY. AS V1 CROSSED THE EAST END OF THE BRIDGE THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO THE OTHER LANE EVENTUALLY EXITING THE INTERSTATE FACING A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE DRIVER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL AND IMPACTED A TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER TREE BEFORE COMING TO FINAL REST FACING WESTBOUND IN THE SOUTHERN DITCH OF INTERSTATE 40.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: ICE
Injured Taken To: N/A Body Held At: SHAFFER FUNERAL HOME
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP JAMES O RAY 238 Agency: ASP

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