Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2015
Fatal #: 71     Operator #: 3842
Accident #: 66     Station Sending: SPTL     #(1) Deceased     #(2) Injured
Date of Crash: 02/25/2015     Time: 9:59 pm     Location: I-49N @ 57MM
City: N/A     County: WASHINGTON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
BILLY W. KRAMER JR. (4) 48 SPARTA WI M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
MARK W. NEWSWANDER (1) 48 HARRISON AR M X
IRENE A. KRAMER (4) 63 SPARTA WI F X
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. VOLVO
2013
NORTH
I-49
2. FREIGHTLINER
2014
NORTH
I-49
3. MACK
2013
NORTH
I-49
4. PETERBILT
2011
NORTH
I-49
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 V2 V3 AND V4 WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON I49. V1 RAN OFF AND BACK ONTO THE ROAD; OVERTURNING AND SPILLING ITS LOAD OF LUMBER ON THE HIGHWAY. V2 SLOWED TO AVOID V1 AND WAS REARENDED BY V3. V3 WAS THEN REAR ENDED BY V4. V2 V3 AND V4 ALSO COLLIDED WITH THE LUMBER DEPOSITED ON THE ROADWAY BY V1. **************NOT INJURED************ GARY W. MEYER 52 YOA IMPERIAL MO. DRIVER OF V2. JOHNNY M. SCIALABBA 52 YOA WATTS OK. DRIVER OF V3.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: WASHINGTON COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: CORPORAL ERIC N LEE 462 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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