Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2018
Fatal #: 230-231     Operator #: 3844
Accident #: 216     Station Sending: SPTG     #(2) Deceased     #(3) Injured
Date of Crash: 06/29/2018     Time: 7:31 pm     Location: HIGHWAY 278
City: OZAN     County: HEMPSTEAD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
EDWARD FIZER (1) 27 NASHVILLE M X
JEFF WHITE (2) 73 HOPE M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
RAMONA BAILEY (2) 47 TEXARKANA F X
DOROTHY DIXON (2) 76 HOPE F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. MAZDA 3
2008
EAST
278
2. NISSAN ALTIMA
2014
WEST
278
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON HWY 278. V2 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON HWY 278. V1 WAS NEGOTIATING A CURVE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CROSSING THE WESTBOUND TRAFFIC LANE AND STRIKING V2. BOTH VEHICLES CAME TO REST OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. DRIVER OF V1 WAS PRONOUNCED BY DR. JOHN WEBB AT ST. VINCENT HOT SPRINGS AT 9:27PM. PASSENGER OF V2 WAS PRONOUNCED AT THE SCENE BY HEMPSTEAD COUNTY DEPUTY CORONER DAVID PETERS AT 8:20PM.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: ST. MICHAELS TEXARKANA AND HOWARD MEMORIAL NASHVILLE Body Held At: HICKS FUNERAL HOME HOPE AND ST. VINCENT HOT SPRINGS
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL. DAVID HAMILTON 436 Agency: ASP

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