Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 338     Operator #: 3707
Accident #: 308     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #() Injured
Date of Crash: 08/09/2022     Time: 9:55 am     Location: US 49 SOUTH OF GREENE RD 721
City: PARAGOULD     County: GREENE

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
AMBER K. GILL (2) 49 PARAGOULD F X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JACE SIMPSON (1) 26 PARAGOULD M X
GENA MCCULLAR (3) 26 JONESBORO F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
2006
NORTH
US 49
2. NISSAN MURANO
2017
SOUTH
US 49
3. JEEP CHEROKEE
2016
NORTH
US 49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON US 49. V2 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON US 49. V3 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON US 49 BEHIND V1. V1 CROSSED THE CENTER TURN LANE INTO THE PATH OF NORTHBOUND V2. THE DRIVER OF V1 STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF V2 WITH THE RIGHT FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE IN THE NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANES. V2 BEGAN ROTATING AND IMPACTED WITH V3 IN THE NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANES.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: GREENE COUNTY CORONERS OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: SGT TONY L. AUSTIN 58 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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