Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2024
Fatal #: 340     Operator #: 3706
Accident #: 299     Station Sending: SPTK     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/06/2024     Time: 11:20 am     Location: HIGHWAY 375 WEST OF POLK COUNTY ROAD 725
City: MENA     County: POLK

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
RICHARD DOUGLAS GATES (1) 69 HATFIELD 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. HARLET DAVIDSON
2007
EAST
375
2. MERCEDES
2022
EAST
375
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V2 WAS EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 375. V1 WAS EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 375 BEHIND V2. V2 STOPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND V1 STRUCK THE BACK END OF V2. THE OPERATOR OF V1 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON 08/09/24 AT 1:53 PM BY DOCTOR LISA SAJOVITZ.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: N/A Body Held At: A NATURAL STATE FUNERAL SERVICE JACKSONVILLE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CPL. BO HAYES 350 Agency: ASP

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