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Fatal #: 351       Operator #: 3863  
Accident #: 316     Station Sending SPTH     #(1) Deceased   #() Injured
Date of Crash: 08/03/2021   Time of Crash: 11:21am   Location: I540 SOUTH OF ROGERS AVE  
City: FORT SMITH   County: SEBASTIAN    
 
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #) Age City of Residence M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
DARRIS L HOPKINS (1)   32   FORT SMITH   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. NISSAN 2013 SOUTH I540
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative     V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 540 IN THE INSIDE LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER PASSING THE ENTRANCE RAMP FROM ROGERS AVENUE V1 LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN CONCRETE BARRIER WALL. AFTER STRIKING THE WALL V1 THEN TRAVELED ACROSS BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WENT OFF THE ROADWAY TO THE RIGHT. AS V1 LEFT THE ROADWAY IT STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT OF THE DITCH CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN. V1 CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE FACING WEST.  
 
Weather Condition:   CLEAR  Road Condition:   NORMAL 
 
Injured Taken To:       Body Held At:    SEBASTIAN CO CORONER  
 
NOK Notified  Yes Investigating Officer:  SR CPL MICHAEL R SPRINGER 70 Agency:  ASP

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