Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 336 350     Operator #: 3863
Accident #: 306     Station Sending: SPTL     #(1) Deceased     #(3) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/09/2022     Time: 1:25 pm     Location: INTERSTATE 49 67MM
City: FAYETTEVILLE     County: WASHINGTON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
NAN L. BROOKS (2) 87 BELLA VISTA F X
JAMES BROOKS (2) 86 BELLA VISTA M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
ADELE M. SIMMONS (2) 54 LITTLE ROCK F X
TRACY M. BLESSINGS (3) 52 SPRINGDALE F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. HYUNDAI
2013
SOUTH
I-49
2. BUICK
2014
SOUTH
I-49
3. TOYOTA
2021
SOUTH
I-49
4. HYUNDAI
2013
SOUTH
I-49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
OPERATORS OF V1 V2 V3 AND V4 WERE ALL TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-49. OPERATOR OF V-1 WAS TRAVELING IN LANE 1 (FAR LEFT) LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SIDESWIPED V-2 WHICH WAS TRAVELING IN LANE 3 (RIGHT MIDDLE). V-2 CAME TO REST IN LANE 4 (FAR RIGHT) AND THEN WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY V-3. AFTER V-3 STRUCK V-2 V-3 CAME TO REST IN LANE 3 (RIGHT MIDDLE) AND WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY V-4.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER / NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTE Body Held At: WASHINGTON COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: SR. CPL. AARON M KEITH 466 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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