Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2026
Fatal #: 100     Operator #: 3818
Accident #: 96     Station Sending: SPTE     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 03/27/2026     Time: 6:52 AM     Location: US HWY 54 / SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD
City: PINE BLUFF     County: JEFFERSON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
GREGORY MERRITT (1) 55 STAR CITY M X
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
No injured listed
Additional Injured
 

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FORD
2017
EB
US HWY 54
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V1 LEFT THE ROADWAY, STRUCK A CULVERT, AND BECAME AIRBORNE, OVERTURNING MULTIPLE TIMES.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Body Held At: JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
NOK Notified: YES Investigating Officer: OFC. JOE WILLIE ANDERSON JR 6637 Agency: PINE BLUFF PD

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