State police: Driver arrested after 'road rage incident' ends in motorcyclist's death in I-40 wreck

An Arkansas man was killed and a driver was arrested after a motorcycle and a pickup collided in a "road rage incident" on an interstate in Crawford County on Wednesday, officials said.

A 2007 Yamaha motorcycle was driving east behind a 1998 Dodge Ram on Interstate 40 near Van Buren shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to an Arkansas State Police report.

The Ram "braked abruptly," and the motorcycle ran into the rear of the pickup, the report said.

The motorcyclist, 41-year-old Jason Miller of Alma, suffered fatal injuries, police said.

The Ram's driver, 31-year-old Lawrence Finn of Pettigrew, was injured and taken to an area hospital.

After speaking with witnesses, state police arrested Finn when they determined the crash stemmed from a "road rage incident," spokeswoman Liz Chapman said.

The 31-year-old was taken to Crawford County jail, and charges will be filed by the prosecuting attorney, Chapman said. The prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The weather was clear at the time of the wreck, police said.

Including Miller, 189 people have died on Arkansas roads this year, according to preliminary data.

Read Friday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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