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Fatal #: 239       Operator #: 3853 - Gotham  
Accident #: 224     Station Sending STATE POLICE TROOP H     #(1) Deceased   #(0) Injured
Date of Crash: 06/29/2017   Time of Crash: 11:14am   Location: US HWY 71 / BROOKEN HILL DR.  
City:    County: SEBASTIAN    
 
Deceased
Name (Vehicle #) Age City of Residence M/F Driver Passenger Pedestrian
JANET KESSLER (2)   63   FORT SMITH AR   F   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. TOYOTA TACOMA 2006 SOUTH US HWY 71 2. CHEVROLET CRUZE 2014 EAST BROOKEN HILL DR.
3. HYUNDAI SONOTA 2015 NORTH US HWY 71
Additional Vehicles
 
Initial Narrative     V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON US HWY 71 AT THE INTERSECTION OF BROOKEN HILL DR. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND V1 ATTEMPTED TO STOP. V2 BEGAN TO TRAVEL EASTBOUND THROUGH THE INTERSECTION FROM BROOKEN HILL DR. WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY V1 ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. V2 ROTATED AND COLLIDED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE BEFORE COLLIDING INTO V3 WHO WAS STOPPED IN THE NORTHBOUND TURNING LANE OF US HWY 71.   
 
Weather Condition:   CLEAR  Road Condition:   DRY 
 
Injured Taken To:    MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH   Body Held At:    MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH  
 
NOK Notified  Yes Investigating Officer:  CPL. ADAMS 4393 Agency:  FORT SMITH POLICE DEPARTMENT

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