Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 318     Operator #: 3844
Accident #: 288     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/02/2022     Time: 8:42 pm     Location: US 67 AT MM 105
City: RURAL CRAIGHEAD     County: CRAIGHEAD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
RENE VILLARREAL III (1) 33 HOUSTON TX M X
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Injured

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

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. NISSAN JUKE
2012
NORTH
US 67
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Initial Narrative:
V-1 OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON US 67 ENTERING A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE RIGHT. AS V-1 OPERATOR ENTERED THE CURVE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT. V-1 OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO RE-ENTER THE ROADWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT WHICH TIME V-1 TRAVELED ACROSS BOTH NORTHBOUND LANES AND LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE RIGHT. AFTER LEAVING THE ROADWAY V-1 STRUCK A DITCH AND OVERTURNED RESULTING IN THE OPERATOR BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BECOMING TRAPPED UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE LATER CAUGHT FIRE.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: N/A Body Held At: EMERSON FUNERAL HOME (JONESBORO)
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP. TANNER L. MIDDLECOFF 169 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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