John Leroy Lewis, David Lee VanWinkle and Timothy Collin Foote Killed, Five Others Injured in Crash on Highway 63

Quick Facts:

Where: US Highway 63 near Jonesboro in Craighead County, AR

What Happened: Three people were killed and five injured when two vehicles collided

Participants:

• John Leroy Lewis, 2005 Dodge Dakota Driver
• David Lee VanWinkle, 2016 Ford Transit Driver
• Timothy Collin Foote, Transit Passenger
• Robert Joseph Harris, Transit Passenger
• Donald Zachary Williams, Transit Passenger
• David Michael Reading Jr., Transit Passenger
• Jimmy Lee McMullen, Transit Passenger
• Garrett William Sorrell, Transit Passenger

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• John Leroy Lewis, Fatality
• David Lee VanWinkle, Fatality
• Timothy Collin Foote, Fatality
• Robert Joseph Harris, Undisclosed Injuries
• Donald Zachary Williams, Undisclosed Injuries
• David Michael Reading Jr., Undisclosed Injuries
• Jimmy Lee McMullen, Undisclosed Injuries
• Garrett William Sorrell, Undisclosed Injuries

Details:

John Leroy Lewis, David Lee VanWinkle and Timothy Collin Foote were killed and five others injured in a collision on US Highway 63 near Jonesboro in Craighead County, AR. Arkansas State Police report the accident occurred around 5:40 a.m. in Thursday, January 6, 2025, when the two vehicles collided head-on. The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.