Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2018
Fatal #: 32     Operator #: BILL CLAY
Accident #: 31     Station Sending: TROOP-L     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 02/10/2018     Time: 5:43 pm     Location: INTERSTATE 49 NB 51 MM
City:     County: WASHINGTON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JOSEPH PALASAK (1) 57 ROGERS ARKANSAS M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
HA NGUYEN (4) 42 BARLING ARKANSAS F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. HONDA PILOT
2016
NORTH
I-49
2. JEEP CHEROKEE
2003
NORTH
I-49
3. NISS MURANO
2005
NORTH
I-49
4. TOYT RAV 4
2016
NORTH
I-49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED IN CRASH ON THE BRIDGE. V-1 WAS APART OF ORIGINAL CRASH. PASSENGER OF V-1 EXITED AND WALKED TOWARDS THE REAR OF V-1. V-2 WAS TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON THE BRIDGE AND LOST CONTROL AND SLID INTO V-1 STRIKING THE PASSENGER WHO HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT FORCED THE PASSENGER OVER THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. THE OTHER VEHICLES COLLIDED WITH V-2.
Weather Condition: CLOUDY / FREEZING RAIN Road Condition: ICY
Injured Taken To: WASHIGNTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: WASHINGTON COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TFC. TAYLOR ELKINS 305 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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