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News: Little Rock police investigating crash that killed pedestrian

January 6, 2022 | Paul Pfeifer

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Police in Little Rock are asking for the public’s help in their investigation into a fatal pedestrian accident last month.

The police department tweeted details of the crash that occurred Dec. 11 on the I-30 Frontage Road westbound. The victim, identified as Daniel Trexler, was walking along the 9500 block of the roadway at about midnight when he was fatally struck by a vehicle.

Anyone with information regarding the incident was asked to contact the Little Rock Police Department at 501-918-5108.

News: Woman dead after being hit by tractor-trailer on Interstate 40

December 27, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

LONOKE, Ark. — Arkansas State Police reported a woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 in Lonoke Thursday afternoon.

According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the victim stepped into the path of an eastbound Freightliner semi near mile marker 168 at about 4 p.m.

She was hit by the truck, which then jackknifed before coming to a stop in the right lane of the interstate.

News: Fayetteville man dies after being struck by 2 vehicles on I-49

December 23, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

FAYETTEVILLE, AR – Authorities said a Fayetteville man was killed in a pedestrian accident on Friday evening.

According to KNWA, 34-year-old Louis Garland was walking in the southbound lane of I-49 near Wedington when the incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m.

The Arkansas Department of Public Safety said Garland was hit by the front of a southbound Ford Taurus, then was struck again by an Acura MDX, sustaining fatal injuries. Neither of the two drivers was hurt in the accident.

News: Pedestrian dead following hit-and-run crash on I-40 in North Little Rock

December 21, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansas State Police said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in North Little Rock Saturday night.

According to The Daily Citizen, 28-year-old Jermaine Edwards of Searcy was in the middle of a lane of Interstate 40 east near the North Hills Boulevard exit when the incident occurred just after 5:45 p.m. Edwards was hit by an unknown vehicle that left the scene, state police said.

He was also struck in the roadway by a Mazda 3 and a Lexus, but troopers said it was the first vehicle that caused the fatal injuries.

News: Hot Springs man struck, killed by pickup truck on US 70-B

December 20, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Police say a man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Hot Springs on Thursday evening, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

The incident occurred on U.S. 70-B at about 5:47 p.m. According to police, 60-year-old Claude W. Clauson III was attempting to cross the highway westbound when he was struck by an eastbound Chevrolet pickup truck.

Clauson, a Hot Springs resident, was pronounced dead after being rushed to CHI St. Vincent Hospital. Police said conditions were cloudy and dry at the time of the crash.

News: Arkansas fire chief dies after being struck by vehicle at crash scene

December 13, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

SEDGWICK, AR – Authorities are investigating a crash last week that killed a fire chief in Lawrence County, according to KAIT8.

The victim was 61-year-old Wesley E. Adams of Walnut Ridge, the Sedgwick Fire Department Chief. Authorities said he was directing traffic at the scene of a previous crash on U.S. Highway 63 on Dec. 6 when he was struck by a Toyota Corolla at 6:18 p.m. The Corolla then hit a Ford CL 9000 truck.

Adams was pronounced dead the following day after being rushed to St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. A 78-year-old woman who was in the Ford was injured in the collision.

News: Man struck, killed by SUV while trying cross I-440 exit ramp

December 8, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas State Police said a pedestrian died in an accident Saturday night at a highway exit ramp in North Little Rock.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the victim was identified as 47-year-old Biagio Festante of Lecanto, Florida. State troopers said the crash occurred as Festante was attempting to walk across the exit ramp from Interstate 440 east to U.S. 165 at about 5:50 p.m.

The crash report stated that the driver of a Ford Explorer SUV tried to swerve to avoid hitting Festante, but the front-right part of the vehicle ended up striking him.

News: Woman hospitalized after being struck by vehicle on road in Fayetteville

November 24, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

FAYETTEVILLE, AR – A pedestrian was injured in a collision with a vehicle in Fayetteville Monday evening, KFSM reports.

Police responded to the scene in the area of 3400 East Huntsville Road after the incident occurred at about 5:41 p.m. Investigators said the victim was a 55-year-old woman who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Her name was not released.

The vehicle was driven by a 23-year-old who was not injured. The driver said they did not see the woman because the road was dark at the time.

News: Pedestrian struck, killed by minivan on highway in Pulaski County

November 16, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

PULASKI COUNTY, AR – A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in Pulaski County early Monday morning, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.

The accident happened on Interstate 40 west near the exit for Arkansas 365 shortly before 4:10 a.m. State troopers said 34-year-old John Alvares Ribeiro of Little Rock was hit by a westbound Chrysler minivan and sustained fatal injuries. It was not immediately clear why Ribeiro was in the roadway at the time.

The minivan driver, a 44-year-old woman from Mayflower, was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center in Conway. No details were immediately released on her condition.

News: Woman struck, killed by vehicle in parking lot of Monticello Walmart

November 15, 2021 | Paul Pfeifer

MONTICELLO, AR – Authorities said an elderly woman died after being hit by a vehicle in a store parking lot in Drew County Friday afternoon, reports the Deltaplex News.

The accident happened at a Walmart on Highway 425 in Monticello at about 3:00 p.m. The Arkansas State Police said a man driving a Nissan Sentra was pulling out of a parking space when he collided with five parked vehicles and struck a woman who was unloading a cart outside one of the vehicles.

The woman, identified as 86-year-old Esther M. Hudson of Monticello, was pronounced dead after being transported to Drew Memorial Hospital. No other injuries were reported in the crash. The driver of the Nissan has not yet been identified.