Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2016
Fatal #: 15     Operator #: 3706
Accident #: 15     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/15/2016     Time: 7:31 pm     Location: I-55 AT 56 MILE MARKER
City:     County: MISSISSIPPI

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
TRACY WALLACE (2) 40 JONESBORO M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DANIEL K. WATSON (1) 43 DYERSBURG TN. M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FREIGHTLINER
2013
SOUTH
I-55
2. TRACTOR TRAILER
UNK.
SOUTH
I-55
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 AND V2 WERE SOUTHBOUND ON I-55. V1 SLOWED AND V2 STRUCK THE REAR END OF V1. BOTH VEHICLES THEN RAN OFF THE ROADWAY. DRIVER OF V2 WAS PRONOUNCED AT THE SCENE BY CORONER MIKE GODSEY.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: THE MED MEMPHIS TN Body Held At: GREAT RIVER MED CENTER BLYTHEVILLE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TROOPER PATRICK SALMON 489 Agency: ASP

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