Arkansas Department of Public Service
Summaries for Year 2026
Fatal #: 273     Operator #: 3842
Accident #: 261     Station Sending: SPTH     #(1) Deceased     #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/07/2026     Time: 9:07 PM     Location: FRONTIER ROAD AND VETERANS AVENUE
City: BARLING     County: SEBASTIAN

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #) Age City M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
SUSAN JONES () 71 FORT SMITH, AR F X
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Injured

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

Vehicles

Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. HONDA CIVIC
2022
WEST
FRONTIER ROAD
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Initial Narrative:
V1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON FRONTIER ROAD. PEDESTRIAN 1 WAS RIDING A MOBILITY SCOOTER TRAVELING NORTH FROM VETERANS AVENUE, ATTEMPTING TO CROSS FRONTIER ROAD. PEDESTRIAN 1 ENTERED THE PATH OF V1 AND WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY V1'S FRONT IN THE WESTBOUND LANE.
Weather Condition: CLEAR Road Condition: DRY
Injured Taken To: MERCY HOSPITAL (FORT SMITH, AR) Body Held At: RAY FRANSISCO EMBALMING SERVICE (TULSA, OK)
NOK Notified: YES Investigating Officer: SGT. JOSH PORTER 434 Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

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