Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 309     Operator #: 3766
Accident #: 280     Station Sending: SPTF     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 07/30/2022     Time: 1:56 pm     Location: HIGHWAY 278 @ CALHOUN COUNTY ROAD 7
City:     County: CALHOUN

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JAMES BUTCHER JR. (1) 31 HAMPTON M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
No injured listed
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. POINT
2002
EAST
278
2. CHEVY
2016
WEST
278
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 278. V2 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 278. V1 CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND THE FRONT OF V2 STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF V1. AFTER IMPACT V1 CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE CENTER LINE OF US HIGHWAY 278. AFTER IMPACT V2 ROTATED COUNTERCLOCKWISE LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ON THE WESTBOUND ROADSIDE.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: OUACHITA MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: OUACHITA MEDICAL CENTER
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP. SHABBY C. MOORE JR 64 Agency: ASP

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