Summaries for Year 2023
Fatal #: 470
Operator #: 3818
Accident #: 429
Station Sending: SPTD
#(1) Deceased
#(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 10/29/2023
Time: 9:15 pm
Location: SOUTH AVALON STREET AND AUBURN AVENUE
City: WEST MEMPHIS
County: CRITTENDEN
Deceased
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| JAMES LEE GILMER SR. () | 64 | WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS | M | X |
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Injured
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| No injured listed | ||||||
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Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. VOLVO
2016
NORTH
S. AVALON ST.
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Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON S. AVALON AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH AUBURN ST. P1 WAS RIDING HIS BIKE IN THE ROADWAY JUST OFF THE SIDEWALK ON S. AVALON AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH AUBURN ST. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS V1 FAILED TO SEE P1. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE FRONT OF V1 TO STRIKE THE BACK OF P1. V1 THEN FLED THE SCENE.
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| Weather Condition: RAIN | Road Condition: WET | |
| Injured Taken To: REGIONAL ONE MEMPHIS TN | Body Held At: CRITTENDEN COUNTY CORONERS OFFICE | |
| NOK Notified: Yes | Investigating Officer: LT. B. GARDNER #212 | Agency: WEST MEMPHIS PD |