Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2021
Fatal #: 72     Operator #: 3863
Accident #: 64     Station Sending: SPTK     #(1) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 01/19/2021     Time: 7:45 pm     Location: CENTRAL AVE / CRAWFORD RD
City: HOT SPRINGS     County: GARLAND

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
THOMAS A. LEWIS (2) 77 HOT SPRINGS M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
LINDA K. LEWIS (2) 76 HOT SPRINGS M X
CLIFFORD M RUSHING (1) 34 HOT SPRINGS M X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FORD EXPLORER
2020
SOUTH
CENTRAL AVE
2. GMC TERRAIN
2020
EAST
CRAWFORD RD
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-1 A MARKED POLICE UNIT WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SIRENS ACTIVATED WAS TRAVELING SOUTH TO A 911 EMERGENCY CALL ON CENTRAL AVE. V-2 WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN ONTO CENTRAL AVE FROM CRAWFORD. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT V-1 WAS APPROACHING WAS RED AND V-2 HAD A GREEN LIGHT. V-1 ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. V-1 ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE COLLISION WITH V-2 BY STEERING TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED INTO THE TURNING LANE OF CENTRAL AVE. V-2 WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO CENTRAL WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF V-1 FRONT BUMPER COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF V-2 FRONT BUMPER. THE PASSENGER SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES ON 2 10 2021 AT CHI ST VINCENT HOSPITAL.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: CHI ST. VINCENT HOT SPRINGS Body Held At: UNKNOWN
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: TFC. LUKAS TANKERSLEY 567 Agency: ASP

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