Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2005
Fatal #: 202     Operator #: DAWSON
Accident #: 177     Station Sending: SPTH     #(01) Deceased     #(02) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/05/2005     Time: 7:04 am     Location: US HWY 64
City: DYER     County: CRAWFORD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DEBRA COLE (1) 04/06/1948 2232 SUNNYSIDE ROAD, VAN BUREN, AR F X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
RANDALL T. PATTON (3) 07/18/1953 111 REVIS ROAD, MOUNTAINBURG, AR M X
TOMMY W. STEPUSIN (3) 05/28/1956 7127 SOUTH GRAPHIC DR., ALMA, AR M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. MAZDA 626
1993
WEST
HWY 64
2. BLUEBIRD BUS
1992
EAST
HWY 64
3. FORD RANGER
1987
WEST
HWY 64
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-1 (PATTON) WAS LEGALLY STOPPED IN THE WB LANE OF HWY 64, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. V-1 (COLE) WAS TRAVELING WEST BEHIND OPERATOR PATTON AND FAILED TO NOTICE THAT HE HAD STOPPED. OPERATOR COLE MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER AND COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF PATTON'S VEHICLE CAUSING BOTH VEHICLES TO TRAVEL INTO THE EASTBOUND LANE OF TRAFFIC. VEH-2 DRIVEN BY TED BURKHART OF ALMA COLLIDED WITH COLE'S VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A SECONDARY IMPACT WITH PATTON'S VEHICLE.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: SPARKS Body Held At: BEASLEY'S
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TFC ERIC C SCHROCK 816 Agency: ASP TROOP H

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