Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS EB ON I-40, DROVE INTO SMOKE CAUSED BY A GRASS FIRE IN THE MEDIAN. V-1 STRUCK THE REAR OF V-2(VEH & DRIVER UNKNOWN)AND CAME TO REST BLOCKING THE LEFT LANE. V-4 & V-5 CAME TO A STOP IN THE RDWY BEHIND V-1 & V-2. V-9 STRUCK V-5 IN THE REAR SPLITTING THE TRAILOR AND KNOCKING IT INTO V-4. V-9 WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND OVERTURNED. V-3 STRUCK THE DISLODGED TRAILOR OF V-5 AND STRUCK V-1. V-7 CAME TO A STOP BEHIND V-5. V-6 JACKNIFED & STRUCK THE REAR OF V-7, PUSHING IT INTO THE REAR OF V-5. V-6 WENT INTO THE MEDIAN, STRUCK V-9 WAS 2004 PTRB TTL AND V-10 WAS 1996 PTRB TTL, BOTH EASTBOUND.
NOT INJURED:
RICHARD CARTER-5/11/50-MEMPHIS, TN-V-1
ALAN HOLLINSHEAD-5/24/68-SALEM, IL-V-4
THOMAS YOUNG-2/20/42-VAN BUREN, AR-V-7
KEITH HOWELL-2/28/68-GRAYVILLE, IL-V-10
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