Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2020
Fatal #: 344     Operator #: 3853
Accident #: 316     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 07/28/2020     Time: 10:53 am     Location: HWY 49 / CR 751
City: PARAGOULD     County: GREENE

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
MARVIN COBB (1) 80 CORNING AR M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JASON A. DUKE (2) 37 PARAGOULD AR M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FREIGHTLINER
1994
SOUTH
49
2. FREIGHTLINER
2000
NORTH
49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE ON HWY 49. V2 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN THE INSIDE LANE ON HWY 49. V1 VEERED TO THE LEFT CROSSING INTO THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF TRAFFIC STRIKING THE DRIVER’S SIDE REAR AREA OF THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER. V2 ATTEMPTED TO AVOID V1 BY VEERING TO THE RIGHT ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS ON THE NORTHBOUND SHOULDER.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: NEA BAPTIST JONESBORO Body Held At: GREENE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TFC. CHRIS DAVENPORT 258 Agency: ASP

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