Summaries for Year 2022
Fatal #: 391
Operator #: 3863
Accident #: 354
Station Sending: SPTD
#(1) Deceased
#(5) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/22/2022
Time: 3:07 pm
Location: INTERSTATE 40 / 246MM
City: FOREST CITY
County: ST FRANCIS
Deceased
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT HEATHCOCK (6) | 69 | EUTALA OK | M | X |
| Additional Deceased |
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Injured
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES THOMPSON (4) | 60 | ATOHA OK | M | X | ||
| TAYLOR BRANUM (11) | 26 | HASELT TX | F | X | ||
| MUTHANNA ALZAIDY (8) | 36 | KNOXVILLE TN | M | X | ||
| CARL PRICE (5) | 56 | MCALLISTER OK | M | X |
| Additional Injured |
| NAME: JONATHAN GILL (9) AGE: 32 RESIDENCE: NESBIT MS M/F: M DRIVER: X PASSENGER: PEDESTRIAN: |
Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. FREIGHTLINER
2022
EAST
I40
2. HARVISTER
2019
EAST
I40
3. PETERBILT
2018
EAST
I40
4. FREIGHTLINER
2019
EAST
I40
| Additional Vehicles |
| VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (5) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (6) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : KENWORTH (7) YEAR: 2014 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (8) YEAR: 2017 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : TOYOTA (9) YEAR: 2016 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : DODGE (10) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 VEHICLE : JEEP (11) YEAR: 2020 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I-40 VEHICLE : FREIGHTLINER (12) YEAR: 2021 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I-40 VEHICLE : DODGE (13) YEAR: 2019 DIRECTION : EAST HWY : I40 |
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Initial Narrative:
V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT 246 MILE MARKER AND WERE BACKED UP DUE PRIOR ACCIDENTS. V1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-40 AT 246 MILE MARKER AND SWERVED INTO LEFT LANE TO AVOID V2 STRIKING V3 IN THE LEFT LANE. IMPACT WITH V3 CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION RESULTING MULTIPLE COLLISIONS INVOLVING V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 AND V13.
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| Weather Condition: RAIN | Road Condition: WET | |
| Injured Taken To: FORREST CITY MEDICAL CENTER REGIONAL ONE | Body Held At: ARKANSAS STATE CRIME LAB | |
| NOK Notified: Yes | Investigating Officer: TROOPER JOHN J. BUCHER 27 | Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE |