Arkansas State Police Investigating Fatal Pursuit on Interstate 40 that Ended with TVI Maneuver

ASP investigating fatal pursuit in Pope County

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a fatal incident that occurred after a vehicle pursuit on Interstate 40 near Atkins on Wednesday.

Driver killed when ASP trooper ends I-40 chase with PIT maneuver

A 49-year-old woman was killed after an Arkansas State Police trooper hit a vehicle on purpose to end a pursuit, according to a news release.

State trooper’s ramming technique during pursuit causes woman’s death on I-40 in Pope County

A woman who fled from the Arkansas State Police in Pope County Wednesday evening was ejected from her vehicle and killed after a state trooper rammed her vehicle to end the pursuit, according to a news release from state police.

State trooper’s ramming technique during pursuit causes woman’s death on I-40 in Pope County | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A woman who fled from the Arkansas State Police in Pope County Wednesday evening was ejected from her vehicle and killed after a state trooper rammed her vehicle to end the pursuit, according to a news release from state police.

Arkansas State Police investigating fatal pursuit on Interstate 40 that ended with TVI maneuver

POPE COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas State Police is investigating a pursuit on Interstate 40 on Wednesday that ended with a trooper performing a TVI maneuver. ASP said in a news release that around 4 p.m., a trooper saw a woman, later identified as Andrea Thompson, 49, driving a blue Nissan Versa at a high rate of speed westbound on I-40. The vehicle was seen passing other vehicles by using the shoulder and nearly hitting two motorists whil…

ASP CID investigating fatal pursuit in Pope County

Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating a fatal incident that occurred after a vehicle pursuit on Interstate 40 near Atkins on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Around 4 p.m., an ASP Trooper observed a woman driving a blue Nissan Versa recklessly and at a high rate of speed, traveling westbound on Interstate 40. The vehicle was observed passing other vehicles by using the interstate shoulder and nearly colli…