An Arkansas man was killed Monday after the truck he was driving veered across the opposing lane of traffic on a state highway and struck a tree in Union County, authorities said.
Ricky Lee Ross, 52, of Hamburg was driving a 2013 Peterbilt truck south on Arkansas 129 north of Huttig around 10:20 a.m., according to an Arkansas State Police report. The truck crossed into the northbound lane and eventually struck a tree on the shoulder of the highway, police said.
Ross was pronounced dead at the scene around 1:30 p.m., officials said, and no one else was injured in the wreck.
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Conditions were reportedly clear and dry at the time.
Ross' death is the 23rd on state roads this year, according to preliminary data.