Update 1:51 p.m.
According to a Facebook post from the Jonesboro Police Department, a JPD officer attempted to make a traffic stop on the motorcycle near the intersection of Nettleton and Wilmar Circle around 3:53 p.m.
According to JPD, the motorcycle didn’t stop at a stop sign and did not have any tags displayed.
“The motorcycle operator again failed to stop and proceeded onto Gee Street, traveling through a red light at Gee and Nettleton, almost striking another vehicle, then headed east on Nettleton. The officer terminated the stop at this intersection,” the Facebook post said.
Shortly after, dispatch received calls about the accident near the intersection of Flint Street and Nettleton Avenue. After reviewing intersection footage, officers determined the motorcycle ran the red light, proceeded through the intersection and struck a car on the driver’s rear side, JPD said.
“Both the operator and passenger were thrown from the bike and were pronounced deceased on the scene,” the post said.
JPD added that the accident remains under investigation.
Dashcam footage showing the pursuit can be viewed here.
Previously:
Jonesboro, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — June 2, 2025 — A crash over the weekend resulted in the death of two Jonesboro residents, according to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety.
According to the fatal crash report, the accident occurred on Sunday, June 1, at 3:50 p.m., at the intersection of Flint Street and Nettleton Avenue.
The driver of a 2024 Kawasaki, 28-year-old Thomas J. Haney and the passenger, 20-year-old Willow S. Searcy, were traveling east on Nettleton Avenue.
The fatal crash report said the Kawasaki ran a red light at the intersection and struck another vehicle, a 2023 Chrysler traveling north on Flint Street. Haney and Searcy died in the crash.
The report did not name the driver of the Chrysler.
According to Jonesboro E-911 Dispatch, the intersection was closed to traffic around 4:16 p.m. It reopened at 5:51 p.m.