Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2023
Fatal #: 4-5     Operator #: 3844
Accident #: 4     Station Sending: SPTD     #(2) Deceased     #() Injured
Date of Crash: 01/05/2023     Time: 1:53 am     Location: I-40 WESTBOUND AT THE 248 MILE MARKER
City: WIDENER     County: ST. FRANCIS

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
RYLEE MAKENZIE LESTER (1) 18 CONCORD GA F X
SEBASTIAN HALL ARNOLD (1) 23 GRIFFIN GA M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DANIEL CHARLES BROWN (2) 31 GRAPEVINE AR M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. KIA RIO
2023
WEST
I40
2. CHEVROLET TRUCK
1996
EAST
I40
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V2 GOT ON INTERSTATE 40 AT THE 247 WESTBOUND HEADING EASTBOUND IN THE WESTBOUND LANES. V1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 40. THE FRONT OF V2 COLLIDED WITH V1 HEAD-ON.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: REGIONAL ONE MEDICAL CENTER-MEMPHIS TN Body Held At: FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TROOPER T. HENSLEY 580 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.