Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2026
Fatal #: 172     Operator #: 3818
Accident #: 164     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/27/2026     Time: 2:13 PM     Location: US HIGHWAY 49
City: RURAL     County: CRAIGHEAD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
TAYLOR DOBBINS (1) 41 JONESBORO M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
PENNY SPAULDING (2) 44 JONESBORO F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. DODGE CHARGER
2015
WB
HWY 49
2. NISSAN ROGUE
2025
EB
HWY 49
3. JEEP GRAND WAGON
2023
EB
HWY 49
4. RAM 1500
2025
EB
HWY 49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 HYDROPLANED CROSSING THE CENTERLINE AND COLLIDED WITH V2. V1 LEFT THE ROADWAY AND OVERTURNED. V3 AND V4 STRUCK DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL CRASH.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: ST BERNARDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: CRAIGHEAD COUNTY CORONER
NOK Notified: YES Investigating Officer: SGT CHRIS DAVENPORT 258 Agency: ASP

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