Little Rock man dies after tractor-trailer runs off highway, overturns in field

Fatal wrecks in Arkansas
Fatal wrecks in Arkansas

A 48-year-old Little Rock man died Tuesday after the tractor-trailer rig he was driving overturned while negotiating a curve on a Newton County highway, police said.

Carlos E. Tabron was driving north on Arkansas 21, traveling downhill in a right-hand curve near Boxley about 3:30 p.m. when the crash occurred, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary.

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The 2002 Volvo semi-truck left the highway on the left-hand side in the curve. The truck overturned onto the driver's side in a field.

Metro on 01/02/2020

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