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Summaries for Year 2005
Fatal #:
464
Operator #:
3844
Accident #:
422
Station Sending:
TROOP-D
#(1) Deceased
#(0) Injured
Date of Crash:
09/11/2005
Time:
6:33 pm
Location:
I-40 EB 267 MM, CRITTENDEN COUNTY
City:
WEST MEMPHIS
County:
CRITTENDEN
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #)
Age
City
M/F
Driver
Passenger
Pedestrian
MARK W. CARTHRON ((PED))
12/26/1973
WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
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. FORD POLICE CAR
2001
EAST
I-40
Additional Vehicles
Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS IN PURSUIT OF A STOLEN VEHICLE ON I-40 EASTBOUND. THE VICTIM (TROOPER CARTHRON) WAS NEAR THE 267 MM OVERPASS ATTEMPTING TO DEPLOY STOP STICKS. TROOPER CARTHRON RAN INTO THE INTERSTATE THROWING HIS STOP STICKS AND THEN REMAINED ON THE ROAD. THE DRIVER OF V-1 (TROOPER DARRELL ASTIN) THEN STRUCK TROOPER CARTHRON IN THE INSIDE LANE OF I-40 NEAREST THE MEDIAN. TROOPER CARTHRON WAS THEN AIR-LIFTED TO THE MED CTR IN MEMPHIS WERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.
Weather Condition:
CLEAR
Road Condition:
DRY
Injured Taken To:
THE MED CTR, MEMPHIS TN
Body Held At:
ELVIS PRESLEY TRAUMA, MEMPHIS TN
NOK Notified:
Yes
Investigating Officer:
CPL. SHELBY L. CLARK, #246
Agency:
ARKANSAS STATE POLICE
