Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2007
Fatal #: 356     Operator #: C. KOCOUREK
Accident #: 316     Station Sending: SPTD     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 07/26/2007     Time: 11:00 am     Location: U.S. HWY 79
City: CLARENDON     County: MONROE

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
FREDDIE YATES (V1) 10/23/1939 405 COLLEGE ST. CLARENDON,AR 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. FORD
1994
NB
HWY 79
2. KENWORTH
2000
SB
HWY 79
3. INTERNATIONAL
1995
SB
HWY 79
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON U.S. HWY 79. V2 AND V3 WERE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON U.S. HWY 79. V1 VEERED ACROSS THE CENTER LINE STRIKING V2'S TRAILER IN THE SB LANE OF TRAFFIC. V1 CONTINUED NB IN THE SB LANE STRIKING V3 IN THE LEFT SIDE. DRIVER OF V1 "YATES" WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY DR. JUSTIN CHINWAH ON 07/28/07 AT 1:18PM. DRIVER OF V2 CHARLES MOORE JR. 11/04/56 FROM STUTGART,AR WAS NOT INJURED ALSO DRIVER OF V3 RICKEY SIMMONS 11/10/54 FROM PALESTINE,AR WAS NOT INJURED ALSO.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: UAMS LITTLE ROCK Body Held At: UAMS LITTLE ROCK
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP JASON L. DOOLEY #217 Agency: ASP TROOP D

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