Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2008
Fatal #: 399     Operator #: 3720
Accident #: 372     Station Sending: SPTH     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 09/09/2008     Time: 10:44 pm     Location: I-540N @ 1MM
City: VAN BUREN     County: CRAWFORD

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
ROBERT WAYNE STAGGS (1) 09/16/1966 133 OLD HWY 64S KNOXVILLE, 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. HARLEY DAVIDSON MC
2003
NORTH
I-540
2. CHEV PK
1999
NORTH
I-540
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-540 NEAR THE 1MM, DRIVER LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE, AND STRUCK A BRIDGE ABUTMENT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO BECOME AIR-BORNE, AND THE DRIVER WAS THROWN OFF OF THE MOTORCYCLE. DRIVER'S BODY CAME TO REST IN THE TRAFFIC LANE, AND WAS STRUCK BY V-2. MR.SKAGGS DIED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND WAS PRONOUNCED AT THE SCENE BY CRAWFORD COUNTY CORONER. NOT INJURED: ORVIL HYATT 3/29/45 (M) 3926 NO BRANCH HOLLOW RD VAN BUREN, AR
Weather Condition: CLOUDY Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: Body Held At: BEASLEY EMBALMING-VAN BUREN
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: SR CPL OLEN CRAIG 314 Agency: ASP

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