A Texas man was killed Sunday afternoon when he was ejected from an SUV that crashed in rainy weather on an Arkansas road, state police said.
The single-vehicle wreck occurred at 2 p.m. Sunday near the Miller County city of Genoa, according to a preliminary report.
Authorities said 29-year-old Willie Savage of Nashville, Tenn., was driving north on County Road 57 when he lost control of his 2003 Nissan Murano and veered off the east side of the road, hitting multiple trees.
A passenger in the back seat — 23-year-old Samuel Butler of Wake Village, Texas — died after he was ejected from the SUV, the report states.
Authorities wrote that Savage and another passenger, 31-year-old Nashville, Tenn., resident Sakonia Savage, were hurt.
State police said it was raining at the time of the wreck.
At least 247 people have died in crashes on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.
