Russell Johnson
Name: Russell Johnson
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 06/22/2018
Location: I-40 Mile Marker 257
Forrest City, Arkansas, 72335
County: St. Francis County
Agency: Arkansas State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A trooper stopped a late-model Chrysler sedan shortly after 10:30 a.m. in Lonoke County, but the driver fled, heading east along I-40. Police chased the car until it drove out of sight. Nearly an hour later, the vehicle was spotted traveling east in the westbound lanes of the interstate. A head-on collision involving four vehicles happened about 11:30 a.m. The Chrysler struck a westbound International truck and a GMC Sierra. A fourth vehicle in the vicinity, a Lincoln MKZ, then struck an impact cushion device. The Chrysler's driver, Russell Johnson, was killed.
Unique ID: 24594
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