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Summaries for Year 2020
Fatal #:
439-440
Operator #:
3766
Accident #:
400
Station Sending:
SPTJ
#(2) Deceased
#() Injured
Date of Crash:
09/16/2020
Time:
4:22 am
Location:
INTERSTATE 40 72 MILE MARKER WESTBOUND
City:
LONDON
County:
POPE
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #)
Age
City
M/F
Driver
Passenger
Pedestrian
DONALD C. SWOFFORD (5)
59
WAYNESBORO TN
M
X
MARY D. MASI (5)
59
SODDY DAISY TN
F
X
Additional Deceased
Injured
Name (Vehicle #)
Age
City
M/F
Driver
Passenger
Pedestrian
DARREL A. MILLER (1)
56
WARD AR
M
X
Additional Injured
Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. INTERNATIONAL
2018
W
I-40
2. VOLVO
2015
W
I-40
3. INTERNATIONAL
2009
W
I-40
4. INTERNATIONAL
2017
W
I-40
Additional Vehicles
VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (5) YEAR: 2020 DIRECTION : W HWY : I-40
Initial Narrative:
V-1 V-2 V-3 AND V-4 WERE STOPPED ON INTERSTATE 40 IN THE OUTSIDE TRAFFIC LANE DUE TO A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AHEAD. V-5 REAR-ENDED V-4 BEFORE SWERVING OUT CONTROL SIDESWIPING THE LEFT FRONT OF V-3. AFTER IMPACT WITH V-3 V-5 REAR-ENDED V-2 CAUSING V-2 TO REAR-END V-1. THE IMPACT BETWEEN V-5 AND V-2 CAUSED V-5'S SEMI TRAILER TO DETATCH AND OVERTURN. V-5 PUSHED V-2'S TRAILER OFF THE INTERSTATE CATCHING BOTH ON FIRE.
Weather Condition:
CLEAR
Road Condition:
DRY
Injured Taken To:
ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Body Held At:
POPE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified:
Yes
Investigating Officer:
CPL. CHAD MANESS 67
Agency:
ASP
