Arkansas Department of Public Safety

Fatal #: 423 / 424

Operator #: 3802

Accident #: 387

Station Sending SPTB

#(2) Deceased

#(5) Injured

Date of Crash: 10/03/2023	Time of Crash: 2:15pm	Location: US HWY 67 / 99 MM NORTHBOUND
City: RURAL JACKSON	County: JACKSON

Deceased

Name (Vehicle #)	Age	City of Residence	M/F	Driver	Passenger	Pedestrian
THOMAS BLEVINS (3)	68	LOGAN OH	M	X
TERRY LUTZ (3)	55	SOMERSET OH	M		X

Additional Deceased

INJURED

Name (Vehicle #)	Age	City of Residence	M/F	Driver	Passenger	Pedestrian
SARA GUAJARDO (10)	39	PAINESVILLE OH	F	X
GREG REDFORD (2)	59	ELKVILLE IL	M	X
ALFONSO HERNANDEZ (1)	42	LOS FRESNOS TX	M	X
EMMA VOSBURG (11)	21	NEWARK AR	F	X

Additional Injured

NAME: BRITTANY CRICHER (11) AGE: 45 RESIDENCE: NEWARK AR M/F: F DRIVER: PASSENGER: X PEDESTRIAN: NAME: ERIC THARP (12) AGE: 42 RESIDENCE: NEWPORT AR M/F: M DRIVER: X PASSENGER: PEDESTRIAN:

Vehicle		Year	Direction	Hwy.	Vehicle		Year	Direction	Hwy.
1.	PETERBILT	2024	NORTH	US 67	2.	FREIGHTLINER	2017	NORTH	US 67
3.	CHEVY EXPRESS VAN	2017	NORTH	US 67	4.	FORD F-250	2019	NORTH	US 67

Additional Vehicles

1 VEHICLE : VOLVO (5) YEAR: 2020 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : FORD F-550 (6) YEAR: 2015 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : RAM 1500 (7) YEAR: 2021 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : NISSAN XTERRA(8) YEAR: 2001 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : FORD RANGER (9) YEAR: 2021 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : FORD F-250 (10) YEAR: 2016 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : HONDA ACCORD (11) YEAR: 2010 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : TOYOTA RAV4 (12) YEAR: 2021 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : GMC SIERRA (13) YEAR: 2021 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : VOLVO TT (14) YEAR: 2020 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : FORD F-150 (15) YEAR: 2022 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67 VEHICLE : INTERNATIONAL TT (16) YEAR: 2024 DIRECTION : NORTH HWY : US 67

Initial Narrative ALL LISTED VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON U.S. HIGHWAY 67 AT APPROXIMATELY THE 99 MILE MARKER. SMOKE FROM A NEARBY FIELD FIRE COVERED ALL FOUR (4) LANES OF U.S. HIGHWAY 67. AS VEHICLES BEGAN TO ENTER THE SMOKE A CHAIN REACTION CRASH OCCURRED INVOLVING SIXTEEN (16) VEHICLES. ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES CAME TO A FINAL REST ON OR NEAR THE NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANES.

Weather Condition: CLEAR		Road Condition: DRY

Injured Taken To: UNITY HEALTH HARRIS MEDICAL CENTER NEA & ST. BERNARDS	Body Held At: JACKSON'S FUNERAL HOME

NOK Notified Yes	Investigating Officer: TRP COREY D BATES 19	Agency: ASP