Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2009
Fatal #: 517 518 519 520     Operator #: 3863
Accident #: 460     Station Sending: SPTG     #(4) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 11/10/2009     Time: 2:30 am     Location: I-30W @ 4.2 MM
City:     County: MILLER

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
VICTORY J. BARKER (2) 08/14/1945 3910 CENTRAL AVE. HOT SPRINGS AR M X
WALTER W. CARPENTER (2) 07/17/1932 801 ILLINOIS AVE. HOT SPRINGS AR M X
ALBERT W. PRUITT (1) 09/26/1958 15130 MARSH LN. ADDISON TX M
VAUGHN R. GENTRY (1) 04/12/1966 4700 WIMBLETON WAY #3123 DALLAS TX M
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
CASEY WALSH (4) 03/25/1995 5687 CR 3036 NAVASOTA TX M X
JEREMY HAMILTON (4) 01/14/1994 2310 LOCKSHIRE DR. MANSFIELD TX M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FREIGHTLINER
2005
WEST
I-30
2. MERCURY
2005
WEST
I-30
3. INTERNATIONAL
2006
WEST
I-30
4. DODGE
2006
WEST
I-30
Additional Vehicles
VEHICLE : FRHT TTL (5) YEAR: 2010 DIRECTION : WEST HWY : I-30
Initial Narrative:
VEHICLES 2 THROUGH 5 WERE STOPPED AT THE END OF TRAFFIC IN THE WESTBOUND LANE OF I-30 IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. DRIVER OF V-1 WAS TRAVELING WEST COMING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND DID NOT STOP. V-1 COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF V-2 WHICH CAUSED AN EXPLOSION SETTING THE TWO VEHICLES ON FIRE. THE IMPACT CAUSED V-2 TO IMPACT THE REAR OF V-3. V-3 STRUCK V-4 WHICH STRUCK V-5. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH SUBJECT WAS DRIVING V-1. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE OCCUPANTS OF V-1 AND V-2 WERE WEARING SEATBELTS DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FIRE. THE FOLLOWING DRIVERS WERE NOT INJURED: V-3 JANE BRUCE DOB/041069 V-4 GREG WALSH DOB/112066 AND V-5 HARRY WILLIAM DOB/060168. THESE THREE DRIVERS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: ST MICHAELS ER TEXARKANA Body Held At:
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP. JOHN G TALLEY 252 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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