Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2025
More than one summary was filed under accident #136 in 2025. The people and vehicles below are from the records filed under that accident number and have not yet been confirmed against this specific crash.
Fatal #: 152-153     Operator #: 3766
Accident #: 136     Station Sending: SPTE     #(2) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/04/2025     Time: 4:00 am     Location: AR190 / 6TH AVENUE / SPRUCE STREET
City: PINE BLUFF     County: JEFFERSON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DENNIS D. MENDENHALL (1) 20 PINE BLUFF M
DANIEL L. THOMPSON (1) 18 PINE BLUFF M
Additional Deceased
 

Injured

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

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. DODGE CHARGER
2012
EAST
AR190 / 6TH AVENUE
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative:
V-1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON AR190/6TH AVENUE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AT SPRUCE STREET. V-1 CONTINUED TRAVELING EAST UNTIL IT STRUCK A UNION PACIFIC POWER POLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE CROSSING THE DITCH AND STRIKING BOTH SETS OF TRACKS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL IT CAME TO FINAL REST UNDER THE OVERPASS. DURING THE WRECK BOTH MALE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED AND LANDED SEVERAL FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME WHO WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: N/A Body Held At: JEFFERSON COUNTY CORONER OFFICE
NOK Notified: Yes Investigating Officer: LT. TRAVIS GOFORTH 4800 Agency: PINE BLUFF PD

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