Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2025
Fatal #: 149     Operator #: 3766
Accident #: 133     Station Sending: SPTB     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/03/2025     Time: 4:35 pm     Location: 7020 STATE HIGHWAY 25
City: RURAL     County: INDEPENDENCE

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JASON E. DRAPER (1) 47 TOWER CITY PA M X
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Injured

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

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. CHEVROLET
1998
NORTH
STATE HIGHWAY 25
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Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 25 NORTH OF BATESVILLE. V-1 WAS NEGOTIATING A CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN V-1 LEFT THE ROADWAY. V-1 TRAVELED INTO THE NORTHBOUND ROADSIDE DITCH BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A CURVE SIGN AND THEN A TREE. AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE TREE V-1 ROLLED TO A STOP AND CAME TO A FINAL REST FACING NORTHEAST.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: N/A Body Held At: WILLIS FUNERAL SERVICE - BATESVILLE AR
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL. DUSTIN CARPENTER 132 Agency: ASP

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