Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2006
Fatal #: 534     Operator #: T WILSON #3706
Accident #: 481     Station Sending: SPTD     #(1) Deceased     #(4) Injured
Date of Crash: 10/25/2006     Time: 8:55 pm     Location: I40 EAST AT 256 MM
City:     County: ST. FRANCIS

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DONALD F. SHEETS (5) 01/31/1949 MANDFIELD, MISSOURI M X
CHARLES D. MAGNESS (3) 06/17/1975 HARRISON,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. PONTIAC
2003
SOUTH
US 65
2. FORD
2002
SOUTH
US 65
3. CHEVY
2006
SOUTH
US 65
4. CADI
2002
SOUTH
US 65
Additional Vehicles
VEHICLE : KENWORTH TTL (5)
YEAR:
DIRECTION : EAST
HWY : I40


VEHICLE : KENWORTH TTL (6)
YEAR: 1998
DIRECTION : EAST
HWY : I40


VEHICLE : KENWORTH TTL (7)
YEAR: 1996
DIRECTION : EAST
HWY : I40


VEHICLE : VOLVO TTL (8)
YEAR: UNK
DIRECTION : EAST
HWY : I40


VEHICLE : PETERBILT TTL (9)
YEAR: 2000
DIRECTION : EAST
HWY : I40


VEHICLE : PETERBILT TTL (10)
YEAR: 1995
DIRECTION : EAST
HWY : I40
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS EAST ON I40, DROVE THRU SMOKE CAUSED BY A GRASS FIRE IN MEDIAN. V1 STRUCK REAR OF V2. V3 AND V4 WERE EAST ON I40 AND DROVE THRU SMOKE. V3 THEN STRUCK V1. V4 STRUCK V3. V5 STOPPED BEHIND V4. V6 STRUCK REAR OF V5, THEN V6 STRUCK V3'S DISLODGED TRAILER. V7 STRUCK REAR OF V5. V8 STRUCK V7'S TRAILER. V9 STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND OVERTURNED IN MEDIAN. V10 STRUCK V8. V2 IS UNNKNOWN AND LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT
Weather Condition: SMOKEY Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: CRITTENDEN MEMORIAL, BAPT. HOSP IN FORREST CITY, MED CENTER Body Held At: BAPT, MED CENTER, FORREST CITY
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CORPORAL MIKE KENNEDY 442 Agency: SPTD

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