Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 391     Operator #: 3863
Accident #: 354     Station Sending: SPTD     #(1) Deceased     #(5) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/22/2022     Time: 3:07 pm     Location: INTERSTATE 40 / 246MM
City: FOREST CITY     County: ST FRANCIS

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
ROBERT HEATHCOCK (6) 69 EUTALA OK M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JAMES THOMPSON (4) 60 ATOHA OK M X
TAYLOR BRANUM (11) 26 HASELT TX F X
MUTHANNA ALZAIDY (8) 36 KNOXVILLE TN M X
CARL PRICE (5) 56 MCALLISTER OK M X
Additional Injured
NAME: JONATHAN GILL (9) AGE: 32 RESIDENCE: NESBIT MS M/F: M DRIVER: X PASSENGER: PEDESTRIAN:

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FREIGHTLINER
2022
EAST
I40
2. HARVISTER
2019
EAST
I40
3. PETERBILT
2018
EAST
I40
4. FREIGHTLINER
2019
EAST
I40
Additional Vehicles
VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (5) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (6) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : KENWORTH (7) YEAR: 2014 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (8) YEAR: 2017 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : TOYOTA (9) YEAR: 2016 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : DODGE (10) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : JEEP (11) YEAR: 2020 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I-40 VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (12) YEAR: 2021 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I-40 VEHICLE : DODGE (13) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40
Initial Narrative:
V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT 246 MILE MARKER AND WERE BACKED UP DUE PRIOR ACCIDENTS. V1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT 246 MILE MARKER AND SWERVED INTO LEFT LANE TO AVOID V2 STRIKING V3 IN THE LEFT LANE. IMPACT WITH V3 CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION RESULTING MULTIPLE COLLISIONS INVOLVING V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 AND V13.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER REGIONAL ONE Body Held At: ARKANSAS STATE CRIME LAB
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TROOPER JOHN J. BUCHER 27 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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