Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2026
Fatal #: 142     Operator #: 3818
Accident #: 136     Station Sending: SPTB     #(1) Deceased     #(6) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/05/2026     Time: 5:41 PM     Location: US HWY 63 / STATE HIGHWAY 91
City: WALNUT RIDGE     County: LAWRENCE

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
SHEILA QUARTERMAN (2) 58 POCAHONTAS F X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
REBECCA DILLINGHAM (2) 64 RAVENDEN SPRINGS F X
RONALD SIMMS (1) 58 THAYER MO M X
DANNY WHITMIRE (3) 63 WALNUT RIDGE M X
SHELLY WHITMIRE (3) 60 WALNUT RIDGE F X
Additional Injured
NAME: MINOR (3)
AGE: UNKNOWN
RESIDENCE:
M/F:
DRIVER:
PASSENGER: X
PEDESTRIAN:

NAME: MINOR (2)
AGE: UNKNOWN
RESIDENCE:
M/F:
DRIVER:
PASSENGER: X
PEDESTRIAN:

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. RAM 2500
2013
NB
US 63
2. FORD TRANSIT
2019
SB
US 63
3. BUICK ENCLAVE
2021
NB
US 63
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V3 WAS TRAVELING BEHIND V1. V1 CROSSED OVER THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF V2. V2 LEFT THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE COLLISION, V1 WAS FORCED BACK OVER THE CENTERLINE WHERE V3 STRUCK V1.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Body Held At: BRYAN FUNERAL HOME
NOK Notified: YES Investigating Officer: TFC BRADY BATES 277 Agency: ASP

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