Worker with Grain Valley company dies, another hurt in Arkansas crash

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A construction worker with a Grain Valley company is dead and another is critically hurt after they were hit on Interstate 55 during a police chase in West Memphis, Arkansas, on Wednesday night.

The workers were with the Louis Company , which specializes in bridge and concrete repair. Arkansas State Police says they were contracted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation .

A spokesperson for the company told FOX4 sister station WREG that they do not have a statement at this time. Right now they are, “focusing on their employees.”

ASP says a suspect in a maroon Corvette drove into the workers who were working on the I-55 bridge during a high-speed chase from West Memphis into Memphis.

One of the workers was killed at the scene. The Crittenden County coroner identified him as Justin Delgado, 36, of Lola, Texas.

The other was taken to a Memphis hospital for treatment. ASP said he is in critical condition.

The Corvette was found by Memphis Police in the 200 block of West McKellar Avenue, engulfed in flames.

The driver is still at large, state police said.

The pursuit began around 10 p.m. Wednesday, when West Memphis Police stopped the Corvette for a traffic violation on East Broadway. The suspect fled at high speed onto I-55, striking the victims around Mile Marker 3, ASP said.

Troopers were not involved in the pursuit. The agency is investigating the incident.

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