Silver Chevy Silverado driver stopped for suspended license, Fort Smith AR

Traffic

Reported: 10/25/2025 03:24 PM

I-540, Fort Smith, AR

Police responded to a report of a silver Chevy Silverado driving erratically and below the speed limit on I-540 northbound near Kelly Highway in Fort Smith. The vehicle was stopped, and the driver was found to have a suspended license and multiple prior traffic citations from 2018 through 2025.

Audio|Source: River Valley Public Safety

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Transcript:

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Fort Smith, any unit in the area of 540 northbound,

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close to Kelly Highway, 540 northbound, Kelly Highway.

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Be on the lookout for a Silver Chevy Silverado in Arkansas (number withheld) Young, Young, George, (number withheld), Young,

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George. It's going to be all over the roadway, driving below the speed limit.

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Caller is still behind it.

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43-Smith.

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Forties are good.

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I'm on a stop, North O, North 39. I've got a named dead birth when you're ready.

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Go ahead.

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First, it's on a red Dodge Charger, Arkansas, Adam Victor, David, (number withheld), and last name of West, college spelling, first name (name withheld).

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E-T-E-B-A-N,

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187-620.

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In 1040, 23.

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He's also blackmail suspended out of Arkansas.

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Ten foreshire.

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Sir, PMS4 is clear.

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PMS4 is clear.

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Copy MS4 are you saying.

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Refusal suspended.

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10-4[1]. Good.

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Sir, he's 1052 North and South.

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Looks like his ID card is suspended.

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He's got traffic for general licenses are suspended.

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Multiple citations out of Fort Smith from 2018 all the way to 2025.

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Looks like...

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