White truck speeds and nearly causes head-on crash, Fort Smith AR

White truck speeds and nearly causes head-on crash

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Reported: 08/08/2025 01:31 PM (PDT)

I-40, Arkansas

A white Chevy Silverado was speeding and swerving on Fayetteville Road, nearly causing a head-on collision before entering I-40 eastbound.

Audio|Source: River Valley Public Safety

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41-(name withheld), I might have missed your response on this local check. Well, he was negative. 10-4, thank you. Fort Smith, those two units, however. Court of a possible 1025 driver a couple minutes ago from Crawford. Lasting southbound on Fayetteville Road, speeding, unable to maintain lane, almost to a truck head-on. Last thing, getting onto I-40 eastbound from Fayetteville Road. My apology is last thing I-40 eastbound from the five. Boyd, David Tom, 9-9-voy on a 2019-white Chevy Silverado, returns to a Ricky Speaks out of Fort Smith.

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