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Fatal #: 152-153       Operator #: 3766  
Accident #: 136     Station Sending SPTE     #(2) Deceased   #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 05/04/2025   Time of Crash: 4:00am   Location: AR190 / 6TH AVENUE / SPRUCE STREET   
City: PINE BLUFF    County: JEFFERSON    
 
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #) Age City of Residence M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DENNIS D. MENDENHALL (1)   20   PINE BLUFF   M        
DANIEL L. THOMPSON (1)   18   PINE BLUFF   M        
             
Additional Deceased
 
INJURED
Name (Vehicle #) Age City of Residence M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
             
Additional Injured
 
Vehicle Year Direction Hwy. Vehicle Year Direction Hwy.
1. DODGE CHARGER 2012 EAST AR190 / 6TH AVENUE
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative      V-1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON AR190/6TH AVENUE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AT SPRUCE STREET. V-1 CONTINUED TRAVELING EAST UNTIL IT STRUCK A UNION PACIFIC POWER POLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE CROSSING THE DITCH AND STRIKING BOTH SETS OF TRACKS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED UNTIL IT CAME TO FINAL REST UNDER THE OVERPASS. DURING THE WRECK BOTH MALE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED AND LANDED SEVERAL FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME WHO WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE.  
 
Weather Condition:   CLEAR   Road Condition:   DRY  
 
Injured Taken To:    N/A    Body Held At:    JEFFERSON COUNTY CORONER OFFICE  
 
NOK Notified  Yes Investigating Officer:  LT. TRAVIS GOFORTH 4800 Agency:  PINE BLUFF PD

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