Oklahoma man dies in I-40 crash in Arkansas
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Posted: 02/18/2013
MULBERRY, Ark. (AP) -- Authorities say an Oklahoma man is dead after he drifted across the median and crashed into a line of trees along Interstate 40 in western Arkansas.
A preliminary report from Arkansas State Police says 81-year-old C.H. Betterton of Grove, Okla., was driving east Sunday morning on I-40 near Mulberry when he drifted across the median and into the treeline.
State police say Betterton struck several trees before his truck came to a rest. Authorities say Betterton was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported. State police are investigating the cause of the crash
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