Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2006
Fatal #: 51     Operator #: BILL CLAY
Accident #: 48     Station Sending: SPTE     #(1) Deceased     #(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 02/10/2006     Time: 11:45 am     Location: U.S. HWY 65 S
City:     County: DESHA

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JOE GRIFFIN (3) 07/22/1980 LAKE VILLAGE, ARKANSAS M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
LARONE CANADA (3) 08/22/1981 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS M
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. PETERBILT TR-TL
1999
NORTH
65
2. FREIGHTLINER TR-TL
2001
NORTH
65
3. OLDSMOBILE
2000
SOUTH
65
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-3 HYDROPLANED AND STRUCK THE REAR AXEL OF V-1, V-3 THEN SPUN AROUND AND WAS STRUCK BY V-2. THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE V-1 DRIVER WAS JACK WHEAT FROM LITTLE ROCK. THE V-2 DRIVER WAS TOMMY AUSTIN FROM WOODSON ARKANSAS.
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET
Injured Taken To: DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Body Held At: SERENITY F/H, DUMAS, AR
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TROOPER BRAD YOUNG 71 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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