Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2014
Fatal #: 6     Operator #: 3842
Accident #: 6     Station Sending: SPTK     #(1) Deceased     #(4) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/08/2014     Time: 12:07 pm     Location: HWY 46 SOUTH BRIDGE 7.59
City: LEOLA     County: GRANT

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JAMES A NICHOLS (3) 04/27/1955 FLIPPIN AR M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
CLETUS BYRD (1) 01/12/1925 LEOLA AR M X
TODD NICHOLS (3) 06/01/1956 IRVIN TX M X
BOBBY BROOKS (3) 06/03/1964 SULPHUR OK M X
WANDA JUSTICE (1) 10/19/1945 GRAPEVINE AR F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
No vehicle data available.
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 46 SOUTH IN FRONT OF V3. V-1 ENTERED ONTO THE BRIDGE AND LOST CONTROL ON THE ICE. V-1 STRUCK THE BRIDGE SEVERAL TIMES THEN STRUCK V-2 WHICH WAS NORTHBOUND ON THE HWY 46 BRIDGE. V-3 WAS BEHIND V-1 AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT V-2 HEADON AFTER V-1 STRUCK V-2
Weather Condition: RAIN Road Condition: WET/ICE
Injured Taken To: BAPTIST/MALVERN JRMC/PINE BLUFF Body Held At: MEMORIAL GARDENS/SHERIDAN
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TROOPER MARSHALL T WILLIAMS 332 Agency: ASP

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