Missouri man dies of accident injuries

A driver from Missouri died Thursday at a Memphis hospital a week after his sport utility vehicle ran off an Arkansas highway and hit a tree, Arkansas State Police reported.

The wreck happened Nov. 24 as Eddie Kent, 57, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was driving a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo south on Arkansas 25 in Lynn in Lawrence County, state police said.

The Rodeo drifted off the highway about 1:40 p.m. and hit a tree, according to a preliminary report.

Kent was taken to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, where he died from his injuries Thursday, authorities said.

No one else was reported injured in the crash.

Police didn't specify what may have caused the vehicle to leave the road. Conditions at the time were said to be clear and dry.

Metro on 12/03/2016

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