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Okla. man dies in Arkansas crash during chase

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas State Police say an Oklahoma City man was killed when he crashed his vehicle into a parked truck while leading Fayetteville police on a chase.

A police report says 27-year-old Calvin Wayne Reeder Jr. died in the crash shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Police say the chase began when an officer saw Reeder's vehicle drift into oncoming traffic. Police say Reeder drove through a parking lot then back onto the roadway before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into a large truck that was parked outside a motel.

The report says the road was clear and the weather was dry at the time of the crash.

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