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Summaries for Year 2026
Fatal #:
71
Operator #:
3715
Accident #:
69
Station Sending:
SPTJ
#(1) Deceased
#(4) Injured
Date of Crash:
03/07/2026
Time:
5:41 AM
Location:
RIVER RD AND SR 247/BUTTERFIELD STAGECOACH BYPASS
City:
POTTSVILLE
County:
POPE
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #)
Age
City
M/F
Driver
Passenger
Pedestrian
RAUL SOTELO (2)
30
RUSSELLVILLE
M
X
Additional Deceased
Injured
Name (Vehicle #)
Age
City
M/F
Driver
Passenger
Pedestrian
JOSUE PINEDA (2)
30
DARDANELLE
M
X
ISAIAS CASTELLANOS (2)
40
DARDANELLE
M
X
EMILY OSORTO (1)
24
RUSSELLVILLE
F
X
MINOR (1)
UNKNOWN
X
Additional Injured
Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. NISSAN PATHFINDER
2011
WEST
BS BYPASS
2. CHEVY MALIBU
2013
NORTH
RIVER ROAD
Additional Vehicles
Initial Narrative:
V2 FAILED TO YIELD AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION. V2 ATTEMPTED TO TURN EASTBOUND ONTO BUTTERFIELD STAGECOACH BYPASS. V2 STRUCK V1'S PASSENGER FRONT DOOR.
Weather Condition:
RAINING
Road Condition:
WET
Injured Taken To:
SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Body Held At:
POPE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
NOK Notified:
Investigating Officer:
SGT GERRAD A HUFFMAN 2103
Agency:
POTTSVILLE PD
