LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Friday, February 20, 2026, at approximately 8:28 a.m., an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper conducted a tactical vehicle intervention (TVI) after a vehicle failed to pull over for an attempted traffic stop on Interstate 630 in downtown Little Rock. No one was injured. The Trooper did not know that a child in the vehicle was having a medical emergency and that the driver of the vehicle was a parent transporting the child to a nearby hospital.
The Trooper immediately called for an ambulance, which took the child to the hospital for treatment.
The ASP Office of Professional Standards Division is conducting an investigation into the incident.
“Knowing all that we do now, we agree with the prosector’s decision to drop all charges against the driver,” said ASP Director Col. Mike Hagar. “This incident underscores the importance of communication when it’s necessary to transport someone having a medical emergency in a private vehicle, which occurs with regularity across Arkansas.”
