Driver dead after truck runs off I-40, overturns

A Russellville driver died after his industrial truck ran off Interstate 40 in Johnson County and overturned Saturday night.

Candelario Franceschi Jr. was driving a 2016 Peterbilt truck west on I-40 near mile marker 68 at 9:32 p.m., according to a crash report from Arkansas State Police. The truck drove off the road to the right and went into the trees on the north side of the highway. State police said the truck then overturned on the driver's side.

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The Johnson County coroner pronounced Franceschi dead at the scene of the wreck. His death was the 339th of 2016 on Arkansas roads.

Police listed conditions as clear and dry at the time of the wreck.

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