Grove Resident Dies In I-40 Crash In Arkansas

Police say an Oklahoma man is dead after the 2007 Chevrolet 3500 pickup truck he was driving, drifted across the median and crashed into a line of trees along Interstate 40 in western Arkansas.

A preliminary report from Arkansas State Police says 81-year-old C.H. Betterton of Grove was driving east Sunday morning on I-40 near Mulberry when he drifted across the median and into the tree line.

State police say Betterton struck several trees before his pickup truck came to a rest.

Troopers say Betterton was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

State police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.