Summaries for Year 2024
Fatal #: 340
Operator #: 3706
Accident #: 299
Station Sending: SPTK
#(1) Deceased
#(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/06/2024
Time: 11:20 am
Location: HIGHWAY 375 WEST OF POLK COUNTY ROAD 725
City: MENA
County: POLK
Deceased
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| RICHARD DOUGLAS GATES (1) | 69 | HATFIELD | 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. HARLET DAVIDSON
2007
EAST
375
2. MERCEDES
2022
EAST
375
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Initial Narrative:
V2 WAS EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 375. V1 WAS EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 375 BEHIND V2. V2 STOPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND V1 STRUCK THE BACK END OF V2. THE OPERATOR OF V1 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON 08/09/24 AT 1:53 PM BY DOCTOR LISA SAJOVITZ.
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| Weather Condition: CLEAR | Road Condition: DRY | |
| Injured Taken To: N/A | Body Held At: A NATURAL STATE FUNERAL SERVICE JACKSONVILLE | |
| NOK Notified: Yes | Investigating Officer: CPL. BO HAYES 350 | Agency: ASP |