Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2009
Fatal #: 200     Operator #: T. WILSON #3706
Accident #: 18-     Station Sending: SPTA     #(1) Deceased     #(3) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/24/2009     Time: 4:20 pm     Location: I-430N @ 2.5 MM
City:     County: PULASKI

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JOHN E. HOUSTON (3) 10/10/1983 1128 RUBY DRIVE REDFIELD M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
WHITNEY N. BUCKLEY (1) 10/29/1986 4700 PINE STREET ARKADELPHIA F X
VERNER M. RICHIE (1) 09/02/1948 706 HENRY C. YEAGER STREET HOPE F X
KENNETH STANLEY (1) Unknown 1 FAIRGROUND AVENUE TEXARKANA TEXAS M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FORD AMBULANCE
2007
NORTH
I-430
2. VOLKSWAGON SUV
2004
NORTH
I-430
3. CHEVY CAVALIER
2003
SOUTH
I-430
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
BOTH V1 AND V2 WERE NORTH ON I-430. V3 WAS SOUTH ON I-430. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS V3 CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK V1 HEADON. AFTER THE IMPACT V3 STRUCK V2 ON THE SIDE AND V1 WENT OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE BOX PART OF THE AMBULANCE CAME APART. DRIVER OF V2: REGINA YAROSH 12/05/68 OF 12 LEVANT DRIVE LITTLE ROCK WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. DRIVER OF V3 WAS PRONOUNCED AT 6:27 PM BY DR. SHANE MELTON.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND UAMS Body Held At: PULASKI COUNTY CORONER
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL. CLEARY CHAPMAN 362 Agency: ASP

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