Arkansas Department of Public Safety

Fatal #: 80

Operator #: 3707

Accident #: 73

Station Sending SPTF

#(1) Deceased

#() Injured

Date of Crash: 02/21/2023	Time of Crash: 5:00pm	Location: U.S. HIGHWAY 79 B
City: RURAL OUACHITA	County: OUACHITA

Deceased

Additional Deceased

NAME: () AGE: UNKNOWN RESIDENCE: M/F: DRIVER: PASSENGER: PEDESTRIAN:

INJURED

Name (Vehicle #)	Age	City of Residence	M/F	Driver	Passenger	Pedestrian

Additional Injured

Vehicle		Year	Direction	Hwy.	Vehicle		Year	Direction	Hwy.
1.	SUZUKI VL800	2007	SOUTH	U.S. HWY 79 B	2.	KIA SORENTO	2018	NORTH	U.S. HWY 79 B

Additional Vehicles

Initial Narrative V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON U.S. HIGHWAY 79 B. V2 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON U.S HIGHWAY 79 B ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE U.S. HIGHWAY 79 ACCESS ROAD. OPERATOR OF V2 FAILED TO YIELD AND MADE A LEFT TURN IN THE PATH OF V1. OPERATOR OF V1 WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION AND THE FRONT OF V1 STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF V2. AFTER IMPACT V1 CAME TO A FINAL REST IN THE U.S. HIGHWAY 79 B TURN LANE. V2 CAME TO A FINAL REST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 79 ACCESS ROAD.

Weather Condition: CLEAR		Road Condition: DRY

Injured Taken To:	Body Held At: PROCTORS FUNERAL HOME

NOK Notified Yes	Investigating Officer: SR. CPL. BILLY L. WALKER #326	Agency: ARKANSAS STATE POLICE