JUNE 25 UPDATE:
Authorities have identified the pedestrian who died June 15 after being hit by an 18-wheeler while trying to cross a northeast Arkansas street.
George Jones, 59, was walking south on Jonesboro's Drake Street at 9:30 p.m. when he tried to cross Johnson Avenue, according to a report from the city's Police Department. The Jonesboro man was struck in the intersection by a 2006 Freightliner traveling east, the report states.
Officers reportedly pronounced him dead at the scene, adding that he smelled strongly of intoxicants.
Cpl. David McDaniel, a spokesman for the Police Department, said authorities tried to wait to release the pedestrian's name until his family had been notified. Officers had not been able to contact a relative as of Monday.
Blood was drawn from the tractor-trailer's 51-year-old driver, and toxicology results were said to be pending.
Road conditions were described as clear and dry, although the police report states the area was not well-lit.
At least 217 people have died in wrecks on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.
EARLIER:
Authorities said a pedestrian died Friday after being hit by a tractor-trailer while trying to cross a northeast Arkansas street.
The Jonesboro man was walking south on Drake Street at 9:30 p.m. when he tried to cross Johnson Avenue, according to a preliminary crash report. He was struck in the intersection by a 2006 Freightliner traveling east, the report states.
Cpl. David McDaniel, a spokesman for the Jonesboro Police Department, said authorities haven't publicly named the man because they have not reached his family yet.
Conditions were described as clear and dry at the time of the report.
