State police name Arkansas man killed in 3-vehicle wreck on I-30 in North Little Rock

Emergency responders, including an official from the Pulaski County coroner's office, work the scene of a wreck on Interstate 30 in North Little Rock on Monday morning.
Emergency responders, including an official from the Pulaski County coroner's office, work the scene of a wreck on Interstate 30 in North Little Rock on Monday morning.

2:45 P.M. UPDATE:

Authorities have identified an Arkansas man killed in a wreck that caused delays on Interstate 30 in North Little Rock on Monday.

According to a report from Arkansas State Police, a 2008 Dodge was traveling west on Interstate 30, when it struck a guardrail and went airborne shortly after 10 a.m.

As it overturned, the vehicle struck a 1990 Chevrolet S-10 traveling east, police said. A Nissan Altima then hit the Dodge.

The Chevrolet's driver, 20-year-old Austin Patterson of Vilonia, died in the wreck, according to the report. Three other people were reported hurt, though they were not identified.

Conditions were said to be rainy and wet at the time of the crash. At least 458 people have died on Arkansas roads this year, according to preliminary state police data.

EARLIER:

An Arkansas man was killed in a wreck that caused delays on Interstate 30 in North Little Rock on Monday morning, according to Pulaski County Coroner Gerone Hobbs.

In an email alert sent at 10:35 a.m., the Arkansas Department of Transportation said all lanes of the eastbound ramp leading to Interstate 40 were closed. The agency called it an "extremely bad" wreck on Twitter.

The lanes were reopened about 11:30 a.m., though the department said it may take time for the area to clear.

Hobbs said at least three vehicles were involved in the wreck and multiple people were injured.

Arkansas State Police did not have further information Monday morning.

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