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Fatal #: 527       Operator #: 3818  
Accident #: 472     Station Sending SPTK     #(1) Deceased   #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 12/22/2025   Time of Crash: 12:20am   Location: HIGHWAY 51  
City: MALVERN   County: HOT SPRING     
 
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #) Age City of Residence M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
MATTHEW JOSEPH BUFFINGTON (1)   40   MALVERN   M   X      
             
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. JEEP COMPASS 2021 WB HWY 51
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative     V1 LEFT THE ROADWAY DROVE UP AN EMBANKMENT WHERE V1 BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK TWO TREES.   
 
Weather Condition:   CLEAR  Road Condition:   DRY 
 
Injured Taken To:       Body Held At:    HOT SPRING COUNTY CORONER   
 
NOK Notified  Yes Investigating Officer:  TRP DANIEL THEISS 559 Agency:  ASP

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