FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD), officials are searching for the driver of a four-door black truck after 21-year-old John Stephens was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Thursday, Nov. 16.
According to the report, Stephens and his girlfriend were on a motorcycle headed east on Rogers Avenue at around 11:43 p.m. when they collided with a truck.
FSPD reports that the driver of the truck fled the scene shortly after the crash, and police are still searching for them.
"I got woken up at about 3 a.m. to 20 missed calls from the hospital trying to get a hold of me. I heard that he got into an accident. It was honestly the worst news that I've ever heard in my life," said Madison Reedy, Stephens' sister.
Amber Johnson, another of Stephens' sisters said "He fought for almost four hours in the hospital. We were with him till the very last minute."
"He was an amazing person. He was so loved; the way the community has reached out to us ... makes it all the more devastating to know that he's gone now," said Reedy.
A fundraiser to help the family with the sudden expenses they are facing can be found here.
FSPD says the truck could be a Ford Platinum or King Ranch four-door.
If you have any information that can help police in locating the driver of the truck, contact the FSPD at (479) 709-5100.
Editor's note: Unconfirmed footage of the crash has been sent to us, but out of respect for the family 5NEWS has elected not to publish the video online or run it on air.
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