Summaries for Year 2023
Fatal #: 355
Operator #: 3715
Accident #: 322
Station Sending: SPTH
#(1) Deceased
#(1) Injured
Date of Crash: 08/25/2023
Time: 11:27 am
Location: INTERSTATE 49 SOUTH
City: CHESTER
County: CRAWFORD
Deceased
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| BRIAN EUGENE GUSTIN (1) | 52 | AURORA MO | M | X |
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Injured
| Name (Vehicle #) | Age | City | M/F | Driver | Passenger | Pedestrian |
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| JENNIFER ELIZABETH GUSTIN (1) | 34 | AURORA MO | F | X |
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Vehicles
Vehicle
Year
Direction
Hwy.
1. HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE
2023
SOUTH
I49
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Initial Narrative:
V1 A TRIKE MOTORCYCLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 49 IN THE RIGHT LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE V1 WAS EXPERIENCING AN UNKNOWN MEDICAL CONDITION AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. V1 TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND IMPACTED SEVERAL SMALL TREES AS IT ROLLED DOWN A CONCRETE DITCH. V1 ENCOUNTERED A STEEP EMBANKMENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE EJECTED. V1 CONTINUED ROLLING SOUTH FOR A TOTAL OF 758 FEET FROM THE TIME IT LEFT THE ROADWAY TO FINAL REST.
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| Weather Condition: CLEAR | Road Condition: DRY | |
| Injured Taken To: MERCY HOSPITAL FT. SMITH AR | Body Held At: CRAWFORD COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE | |
| NOK Notified: Yes | Investigating Officer: TFC SHAWN ELLIS 348 | Agency: ARKANSAS STATE HOSPITAL |