Summaries for Year 2020
Fatal #: 520
Operator #: 3844
Accident #: 473
Station Sending: SPTK
#(1) Deceased
#() Injured
Date of Crash: 10/26/2020
Time: 3:27 pm
Location: US 270(ALBERT PIKE RD)& BAYOU POINT
City: HOT SPRINGS
County: GARLAND
Deceased
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIMMY DON WEATHERFORD JR. (1) | 48 | HOT SPRINGS | M | X |
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Injured
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAY ROBERSON (1) | 59 | HOT SPRINGS | M | X | ||
| JACE POPOW (2) | 21 | HOT SPRINGS | M | X |
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Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FORD RANGER
1998
EAST
HWY 271
2. DODGE DAKOTA
2007
WEST
US270
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Initial Narrative:
V1 ROBERSON WAS EASTBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 270 (ALBERT PIKE RD) APPROACHING ITS INTERSECTION WITH BAYOU POINT. V2 POPOW WAS WESTBOUND ON US HIGHWAY 270 APPROACHING ITS INTERSECTION WITH BAYOU POINT. V1 HYDROPLANED AND TRAVELED INTO THE PATH OF V2. THE FRONT OF V2 STRUCK THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) DOOR OF V1. V1 PASSENGER WEATHERFORD WAS TRANSPORTED TO CHI ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT 4:40PM BY DR. JONATHAN TOWNLEY.
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| Weather Condition: CLOUDY/RAINY | Road Condition: WET | |
| Injured Taken To: CHI.ST. VINCENTS/NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER | Body Held At: DAVIS-SMITH FUNERAL HOME | |
| NOK Notified: Yes | Investigating Officer: OFC RICHARD NUNEZ 179 | Agency: HOT SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT |