Eight motor vehicle wrecks across Arkansas have killed nine people since Thursday, August 27, 2026, according to preliminary reports posted Sunday by Arkansas State Police.
Thomas Remillard, 61, of Nashville, Tennessee was killed Saturday, August 29, 2026 when he was struck by an SUV on Interstate 55 in Mississippi County.
The accident happened at 1:10 p.m. Saturday near the 67-mile marker on southbound I-55 at Blytheville.
Remillard was in a traffic lane when a southbound 2006 Mercury SUV attempted to avoid him by moving into the left lane. Remillard also moved into the left lane, where the SUV struck him.
Joshua Hill, 31, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was identified as the driver of the SUV. He was injured and taken to Great River Medical Center for treatment.
The weather was clear and the highway was dry at the time of the crash.
Arkansas State Police Trooper First Class Blaine E. Middlecoff investigated the accident.
A Russellville man was killed and a California woman was injured at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2026 when a motorcycle left Arkansas 7 and overturned in Newton County.
Anthony David Carrillo, 56, of Russellville died in the crash, which occurred at 10:45 a.m. near Jasper.
State police said Carrillo was driving a 2014 Yamaha motorcycle north on the highway. The motorcycle was negotiating a curve when it left the roadway and overturned.
Both Carrillo and his passenger, Sugey Madrigal, 49, of Colusa, California, were ejected from the motorcycle.
Madrigal was injured and taken to Cox South hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
Weather was clear and the roadway was dry at the time of the crash.
Arkansas State Police Trooper Jared Curtis investigated the accident.
Two unidentified people were killed and two others were injured 2:32 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2026 in a three-vehicle collision on U.S. 63 in Lawrence County at Sedgwick.
State police identified the people killed as John Doe and Jane Doe. Their ages and cities of residence were not listed in the preliminary report. John Doe was identified as the driver of a northbound GMC, while Jane Doe was a passenger in the same vehicle.
Two people traveling in a 2021 Ford F59 were injured. The driver, Blaine Blasko, 25, of Paragould, and passenger Keyasha Wheeler, 24, of Searcy, were injured.
According to the preliminary Arkansas State Police narrative, a 2014 Dodge Ram was traveling south in the right lane of U.S. 63 while the Ford was traveling south in the left lane. The GMC was traveling north in the right lane.
State police said the Dodge swerved toward the inside lane and lost cargo. The maneuver caused the Ford to cross the center line and enter the northbound lanes, where it collided with the GMC.
The state police report did not identify the driver of the Dodge or list that person among the dead or injured.
Weather was clear and the highway was dry at the time of the collision.
Arkansas State Police Trooper First Class Quinton Maag investigated the crash.
Adam Cole McDaniel, 42, of Hot Springs Village was killed 10:22 a.m. Friday when he was struck by a vehicle on U.S. 270 at Exit 5B in Hot Springs.
According to the preliminary crash report, McDaniel was a pedestrian and entered a lane of traffic. He was struck by a westbound 2024 Oshkosh vehicle.
No other injuries were listed in the report.
Weather conditions were clear and the roadway was dry at the time of the crash.
Hot Springs Police Department Cpl. John Albright investigated the crash.
A Russellville woman was killed and two people were injured 3:30 p.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026 in a three-vehicle crash near the 125-mile marker on Interstate 40 in Faulkner County.
Wendy White, 35, of Russellville was killed in the crash.
According to the preliminary State Police report, heavy traffic caused a 2021 Honda Pilot and a 2026 Hyundai Sonata to stop on the interstate.
A westbound 2007 GMC Sierra struck the rear of the Honda. The impact sent the Honda into a cable barrier. The GMC subsequently struck the Hyundai.
White was a passenger in the GMC.
The driver of the GMC, Brady Crigger, 39, of Russellville, was injured. Heather Turner, 40, of Hattieville, who was driving the Honda, also was injured.
Both injured people were taken to Baptist Hospital for treatment. The State Police report did not provide information about the severity of their injuries or identify the driver of the Hyundai.
The weather was dry at the time of the crash, and the report described road conditions as involving heavy traffic.
Arkansas State Police Trooper T. Crossland investigated the crash.
Lilibeth Martinez, 28, of Rogers was killed and another person was injured 7:58 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026 in a head-on collision in Rogers.
The crash occurred at South 26th Street and South Fitzroy Place in Benton County.
Ramon Esparza-Flores, 60, of Rogers was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado west on South 26th Street. Martinez was driving a 2008 Nissan Maxima east on South 26th Street.
Police said the Silverado crossed the center line and collided head-on with the Maxima.
Martinez was killed in the collision.
Esparza-Flores was injured and taken to Mercy Hospital Rogers for treatment.
Weather was clear and the roadway was dry at the time of the crash.
Cpl. David Crawford of the Rogers Police Department investigated the collision.
Editor’s Note: Information for this article was drawn from a preliminary Arkansas State Police report. These reports sometimes contain information that turns out to be inaccurate. Typical errors include spelling mistakes in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times. The ASP sometimes corrects these errors in updated reports. ASP reports omit names of passengers or drivers who are not injured, even in instances when uninjured drivers may appear to be at fault. The reports also omit names of juveniles who were injured or killed, although we report those names when obtained through other sources.
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