1 p.m. UPDATE
Authorities have identified a 49-year-old Arkansas man as the driver killed when his vehicle veered off Interstate 630 on Tuesday morning.
Steven Randall Pruitt of Perryville was driving a 2006 Honda east on the highway near John Barrow Road shortly before 6:15 a.m. when the vehicle drifted off the highway and "sideswiped" a guardrail, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
The Honda went about 130 feet off the highway before it hit multiple trees and rolled onto its right side, the report said.
Pruitt died at the scene.
Conditions at the time were said to be clear and dry. The report didn't indicate what may have caused the vehicle to drift off the highway.
At least 230 people have died in traffic crashes in Arkansas so far this year, according to preliminary figures. Pruitt was one of at least two people killed in wrecks Monday. One person died in a fiery truck crash in northeast Arkansas.
8:57 a.m. UPDATE
One person was killed in a wreck Tuesday morning on Interstate 630 in Little Rock.
Arkansas State Police spokesman trooper Liz Chapman said a vehicle ran off the eastbound highway near John Barrow Road, went down an embankment and flipped into trees.
The driver was reported to have suffered fatal injuries. Nobody else was in the vehicle.
The wreck, which happened before 6:40 a.m., blocked at least one of the eastbound lanes for some time, causing a significant traffic backup on I-630 and Interstate 430.
Check back for updates.
7:04 a.m. UPDATE:
A crash on Interstate 630 is causing major delays in Little Rock Tuesday morning.
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department said around 6:40 a.m. that the crash near John Barrow Road had blocked the inside lane of the eastbound highway.
By 7 a.m., traffic was backed up all the way to Interstate 430, where it stalled in both directions, according to the Arkansas Online live traffic map.
There was no immediate indication how the wreck occurred or whether anyone was hurt.
Check back for updates and click here to see the live traffic map.
