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Brenda J. Dawson, 72, and Jeffery L. Dawson, 42, killed, and William Aughenbaugh, 64, injured in crash involving two semi trucks on U.S. Highway 64 in Woodruff County, Arkansas

Modified Date: 
Sun, 05/22/2022 - 10:25am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Newport residents killed in crash involving semi-trucks

Dawson’s vehicle then went into the path of an oncoming semi-truck, striking it. The driver of the oncoming semi-truck, William Aughenbaugh, of Marion, was also injured in the crash. According to a preliminary crash report by Arkansas State Police, Brenda J. Dawson, 72, of Newport, was heading west on U.S. Highway 64, around 1:30 p.m. According to the report, a passenger in Brenda Dawson’s vehicle, Jeffery L. Dawson, 42, of Newport, was pronounced dead at the scene. A multi-vehicle accident killed 2 people and injured another in Woodruff County Tuesday.

Trucks crash into car, killing two

Two people were killed in Woodruff County Tuesday after a truck rear-ended their car, pushing it into the path of another truck, police said. Police said the driver, Brenda Dawson, was taken to Regional One Health in Memphis, where she was pronounced dead. It collided there with a Peterbilt truck. The driver of the eastbound Peterbilt truck, 64-year-old William Aughenbaugh of Marion, was injured and taken to Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne, according to the report. The deaths were the 494th and 495th fatalities on Arkansas roads in 2015, according to preliminary figures.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Truck Accident
People Involved: 
Brenda J. Dawson
Jeffery L. Dawson
William Aughenbaugh
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 64
County: 
Woodruff County, AR
Area: 
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR

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