Summaries for Year 2025
Fatal #: 158
Operator #: 3766
Accident #: 141
Station Sending: SPTK
#(1) Deceased
#(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 04/26/2025
Time: 1:39 pm
Location: HIGHWAY 71 NORTH
City: MENA
County: POLK
Deceased
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| DENISE HALE (1) | 72 | JONESBORO | F | X |
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Injured
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| REBEKAH LEDBETTER (1) | 61 | JONESBORO | F | X |
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Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FORD ESCAPE
2021
NORTH
HIGHWAY 71
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Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 71. V1 LEFT THE ROADWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST PAST THE HWY 71/HWY 88 INTERSECTION. V1 TRAVELED ALONG THE ROADSIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET UNTIL GOING AIRBORN OVER A CULVERT AND COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE EMBANKMENT.
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| Weather Condition: CLEAR | Road Condition: DRY | |
| Injured Taken To: UAMS - LITTLE ROCK AR | Body Held At: PULASKI COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE | |
| NOK Notified: Yes | Investigating Officer: OFFICER TYLER D. RICHARDSON 508 | Agency: MENA PD |