Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2023
Fatal #: 414     Operator #: 3877
Accident #: 378     Station Sending: SPTC     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 09/28/2023     Time: 8:45 am     Location: ST HWY 140 EAST OF ST HWY 77 SOUTH
City: RURAL MISSISSIPPI     County: MISSISSIPPI

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
KENNETH CARTER (1) 64 JONESBORO M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JUSTIAN GRAY (2) 33 MARKED TREE M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FREIGHTLINER
1999
EAST
140
2. INTERNATIONAL
1996
EAST
140
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 140 JUST EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 77. V2 WAS TRAVELING EAST IN FRONT OF V1. V2 SLOWED DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A PRIVATE DRIVE. V1 CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND BEGAN TO TRAVEL EASTBOUND IN THE WESTBOUND LANE. V1 STRUCK V2 IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSING V1 TO OVERTURN COMING TO A FINAL REST IN THE WESTBOUND DITCH.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: ST. BERNARDS MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: DELANCEY FUNERAL HOME
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP. ISOM WELLS 598 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

Arkansas Department of Public Safety | One State Police Plaza Dr | Little Rock, AR 72209

Internet Policies | © Arkansas Department of Public Safety. All Rights Reserved.