An Arkansas man was killed after his pickup crossed a U.S. highway, then ran into a ditch and struck a pole in Monroe County Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Barney E. Watts, 66, of Brinkley was driving a 2016 Toyota Tacoma north on U.S. 49 north of Brinkley shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, according to an Arkansas State Police report. The pickup crossed two lanes of traffic, then struck a ditch and a power pole, officials said.
No one else was reported injured in the wreck.
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Conditions were clear and dry at the time, police said.
Watts' death is the 51st on Arkansas roads this year, according to preliminary data.