Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2021
Fatal #: 471     Operator #: 3704
Accident #: 424     Station Sending: SPTE     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 09/30/2021     Time: 5:20 pm     Location: U.S. HWY 165 NEAR THE ARKANSAS RIVER BRIDGE
City:     County: ARKANSAS

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
PATRAVIUS R. GRAYSON (1) 29 DEWITT 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. CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
2016
SOUTH
US 165
2. FREIGHTLINER
2022
NORTH
US 165
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN IT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO THE NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANE. V2 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND. AS V1 NEARED V2 IN THE WRONG LANE THE DRIVER OF V2 SWERVED HIS VEHICLE INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A COLLISION. V1 SWERVED BACK INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE STRIKING V2 HEAD ON. THE OPERATOR OF V1 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY ARKANSAS COUNTY CORONER COOPER ESSEX AT 6:16 P.M.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: Body Held At: ESSEX FUNERAL HOME DEWITT
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: SR. CPL MITCH GRANT #112 Agency: ASP

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