Pedestrian killed on I-30 on-ramp

— A homeless man died Tuesday after a vehicle entering an interstate struck him in Saline County, according to a preliminary crash report.

Joseph L. Ballard, 72, was walking on the westbound Interstate 30 on-ramp near Fair Play Road at the time of the accident, state police said.

At 7:35 p.m., Ballard was walking in the left lane about a foot inside the white line, when the right, front end of a westbound 2001 GMC struck him, state police said.

Rachel Gaddy, 21, of Benton, who drove the vehicle, was uninjured, the report said.

Arkansas, Pages 18 on 11/29/2012

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