BATESVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A 92-year-old man from Kansas has been killed in a two-car crash while traveling west on I-40 in St. Francis County.
Arkansas State Police say that Jack Carey of Hutchinson, Kansas, attempted to enter the left lane in front of a second vehicle around 8 a.m. Wednesday. A 2009 Toyota Corolla struck Carey’s vehicle, a 2009 Volvo.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports travel conditions were clear and dry at the time of the crash.
Preliminary figures indicate the fatal crash was the 442nd such accident in Arkansas so far this year.