Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2008
Fatal #: 562     Operator #: J CHANDLER
Accident #: 518     Station Sending: SPTH     #(1) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 12/14/2008     Time: 819 pm     Location: SH 96
City: FT SMITH     County: SEBASTIAN

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
AUSTIN JAMES MARTIN (1) 05/27/1989 303 NO DIVISION MANSFIELD AR M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
STEVIE D. COWAN (1) 01/07/1990 805 WEST GRACE HUNTINGTON AR M X
DUSTIN MARTIN (1) Unknown 303 NORTH DIVISION MANSFIELD AR M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. NISSAN MAX
1991
EB
SH 96
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING EB ON HYW 96 AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE SEBASTIAN COUNTY S.O. UNIT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. V1 LEFT THE ROADWAY CRASHING INTO A DITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP SEVERAL TIMES. AUSTIN MARTIN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE TOW PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO ST EDWARDS HOSPITAL.
Weather Condition: CLOUDY Road Condition: RUAL
Injured Taken To: ST EDWARDS MERCY FT SMITH AR Body Held At: MITCH BREWER (???)
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TRP JOSEPH L GILLIAM Agency: ARK STATE POLCIE TRP H

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