Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2025
Fatal #: 215     Operator #: 3863
Accident #: 191     Station Sending: SPTK     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 06/17/2025     Time: 2:20 pm     Location: STATE HIGHWAY 5
City: HOT SPRINGS     County: GARLAND

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
SHARRON C. WRIGHT (2) 78 MALVERN F X
Additional Deceased
NAME: () AGE: UNKNOWN RESIDENCE: M/F: DRIVER: PASSENGER: PEDESTRIAN:

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
VERNON BIFFORD BALDRIDGE (1) 67 GREENWOOD M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. DODGE
2011
SOUTH
STATE HIGHWAY 5
2. GMC
2015
NORTH
STATE HIGHWAY 5
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 5. V2 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 5. V1 CROSSED LEFT OF CENTER AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF V2.
Weather Condition: RAINING Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: CHI ST VINCENT Body Held At: GARLAND COUNTY CORONER'S OFC
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TROOPER HUNTER J. GRUBBS #233 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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