A 19-year-old Mabelvale man was killed in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a wreck late Saturday on Interstate 40 near the Morgan/Maumelle exit.

North Little Rock Police requested Arkansas State Police assistance just before 11 p.m. on March 29, 2025, as they were in pursuit of a vehicle traveling with headlights off at speeds exceeding 120 mph.

After ASP Troopers joined the pursuit near the 145 mile-marker. The suspect driver reached 130 mph before taking Exit 142 onto Highway 365.

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The driver, later identified as John Bruce Martinez, lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway, striking several trees.

Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three 17-year-old passengers, all from Mabelvale, were transported to Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.