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Wilmer Jubell

Age : 20

Gender : Male

Race : Native American

Date : 12/25/2023

Location : East Emma Avenue at Butterfield Coach Road

City : Springdale

County : Washington

State : Arkansas

Agency : Springdale Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle.
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NARRATIVE: On 12/25/2023, 20-year-old Wilmer Jubell of Springdale was killed when a stolen 2018 Dodge Ram he was driving crashed while fleeing a Springdale Police Department traffic stop. At approximately 1:37 a.m., Jubell was traveling east on East Emma Avenue at high speed after fleeing the traffic stop. He crossed East Huntsville Road, failed to negotiate the curve onto Butterfield Coach Road, left the roadway and struck a culvert. The truck became airborne, struck a tree line and ejected Jubell through the windshield. He died at the scene. The official Arkansas State Police fatal-crash report explicitly states that the stolen vehicle “was fleeing a traffic stop."

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katv.com/news/local/20-year-old-northwest-arkansas-nwa-man-wilmer-jubell-dies-christmas-morning-springdale-police-department-spd-chase-after-dodge-ram-truck-theft-east-emma-avenue-butterfield-coach-road-powell-street-culvert-tree-state-crime-laboratory-asp-fatal-crash-4029
https://asp-fatal.ark.org/summaries/view?accident_number=505&year_rec=2023