South Arkansas man dies after SUV flips several times

A southern Arkansas man died Sunday morning when the SUV he was driving overturned several times north of El Dorado, authorities said.

An Arkansas State Police report said 41-year-old Curtis Jerome Wade was driving a Chevrolet Suburban north on Arkansas 7 shortly before 4 a.m. when the vehicle crossed the centerline, veered off the road and went into a ditch.

Police said the SUV overturned multiple times and eventually hit a tree just north of the El Dorado Chemical plant.

Wade suffered fatal injuries.

State Police noted rainy conditions at the time of the wreck.

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