Just before 1:00 P.M. Monday, Detectives with the Pine Bluff Vice and Narcotics Division attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving and improper license display. The vehicle failed to stop resulting in a pursuit.
The vehicle fled for a short period inside the Pine Bluff city limits before getting on I530 North toward Little Rock.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies, White Hall Police, Redfield Police, and Arkansas State Police assisted with the pursuit which reached speeds in excess of 100 MPH.
The driver lost control on Exit 15 and collided with a Union Pacific transport van.
MEMS and Redfield Fire Department arrived to assist with the collision. There were no serious, life threatening injuries.
The driver, Averille O’Neal was transported to the hospital, also with non-life threatening injuries.
There were two passengers in the vehicle who O’Neal would not let out of the vehicle during the pursuit.
A case file for charges of Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony Fleeing, and numerous traffic charges pertaining to the fleeing and collision will be filed, according to the Pine Bluff Police Department.
O’Neal is also a federal parolee.
