Grove man dies in I-40 crash in Arkansas
BY Associated Press
Monday, February 18, 2013
MULBERRY, Ark. — Authorities said an Oklahoma man is dead after he drifted across the median and crashed into a line of trees along Interstate 40 in western Arkansas.
A preliminary report from Arkansas State Police said 81-year-old C.H. Betterton of Grove, Okla., was driving east Sunday morning on I-40 near Mulberry when he drifted across the median and into the treeline.
State police said Betterton struck several trees before his truck came to a rest. Authorities said Betterton was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported. State police are investigating the cause of the crash.
