Metal object kills driver of pickup

— A Newport man was killed Tuesday afternoon on Arkansas 224 in Jackson County when a piece of metal went through his windshield and struck him in the head, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality report.

Larry Riley, 68, was driving north near Newport about 1:40 p.m. when the metal object crashed through the windshield on his Dodge pickup.

Arkansas, Pages 14 on 07/26/2012

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