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Matthew Eric Mashburn Jr.

Age : 18

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 05/17/2022

Location : Arkansas Highway 9

City : Center Ridge area

County : Conway

State : Arkansas

Agency : Not Disclosed

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Not reliably established in the public sources located. Mashburn was operating a motorcycle during a high-speed police pursuit on Arkansas Highway 9 near Center Ridge.
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NARRATIVE:
On 05/17/2022, 18-year-old Matthew Eric Mashburn Jr. of Cabot was killed when his motorcycle crashed during a high-speed police pursuit on Arkansas Highway 9 near Center Ridge in Conway County. FARS-linked crash reporting identifies Mashburn as the motorcyclist killed in the pursuit-related collision.
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During the pursuit, Mashburn's motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Arkansas Highway 9. Mashburn sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the other vehicle and a child riding in that vehicle were injured.
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Mashburn's obituary independently confirms that he died on 05/17/2022 at age 18. He was born September 8, 2003, lived in Cabot and was attending the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He had previously been a commander in Cabot High School's ROTC program and an honor-roll student.
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The available indexed reporting confirms that this was a high-speed police chase, resolving the police-related FARS coding. However, I could not reliably establish from the accessible sources which law-enforcement agency initiated the pursuit, why the initial stop was attempted, the pursuit speed, or its duration/distance. Those details should remain unknown rather than be inferred.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The law-enforcement agency and officer(s) who initiated or participated in the pursuit have not been reliably identified in the sources located.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://accidentdatacenter.com/roadway/arkansas-9
https://www.moorescabotfuneralhome.com/obituary/matthew-mashburn-jr