Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 2     Operator #: 3844
Accident #: 2     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/01/2022     Time: 6:52 pm     Location: STATE HIGHWAY 18 WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 135
City: RURAL CRAIGHEAD     County: CRAIGHEAD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
BOBBY BENSON TOWERY (2) 53 MANILA M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JENNIFER MCDORMAN (2) 40 PARAGOULD F X
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN ELLIS (1) 36 BROOKLAND M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. DODGE RAM
2019
WEST
SH 18
2. CHEVROLET SILVERADO
2008
EAST
SH 18
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS WESTBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 18. V-2 WAS EASTBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 18. V-1 CROSSED INTO THE CENTER TURN LANE TRAVELED ACROSS THE EASTBOUND LANE AND IMPACTED V-2 IN THE SLOW LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER IMPACT BOTH VEHICLES CAME TO REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 18.
Weather Condition: CLOUDY Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: NEA BAPTIST HOSPITAL Body Held At: NEA MORGUE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL. JEFFREY S. IRVIN 56 Agency: ASP

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