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PINE BLUFF, AR – A driver died following a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 530 last week, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Arkansas State Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Joshua Eli Waschalk of Pine Bluff.  Investigators said he was driving south on I-530 in a 2018 Mazda when the crash occurred as he approached the Saline County line.

The state police crash report said Waschalk drove off the road onto a median and went down an embankment.  The vehicle ended up a creek, and Waschalk suffered fatal injuries.

FAULKNER COUNTY, AR – A driver died after his vehicle was involved in a rollover crash in Faulkner County on Saturday afternoon, Arkansas State Police said.

According to The Daily Citizen, 48-year-old David F. Vanderslice was driving a Chevy Cruze on Arkansas Highway 107 in the Enola area shortly before 4 p.m. when he went off the right side of the roadway.  Troopers said the vehicle overturned, crashed into a fence and ended up on its roof.

Vanderslice, a Mount Vernon resident, sustained fatal injuries in the wreck  It happened on a wet roadway, police said.

FULTON COUNTY, AR – Arkansas State Police said a driver was killed in a two-car collision in Fulton County last week.

According to KTLO, the victim was identified as 54-year-old Timothy Williams of Harrison.

State troopers said Williams was driving a GMC east on U.S. 62 near Argos Wednesday when the accident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. The GMC crossed over the center line and crashed into a Dodge traveling westbound on the highway.

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, AR – Arkansas State Police said a man died after his car was involved in a crash in Mississippi County Tuesday morning.

According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 65-year-old Danny Seaton was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet headed west on Arkansas 120 at about 8 a.m. State police said Seaton crossed over the center line and drove off the roadway, crashing into a utility pole.

Seaton, a Burdette resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.

MARSHALL, AR – A teenage driver was killed when a pickup truck crashed in Searcy County Tuesday evening, reports KTLO.

The accident occurred on State Highway 333 near County Road 37 in Marshall, and was reported at about 9:20 pm.  According to Arkansas State Police, a 16-year-old boy was driving a Dodge Dakota pickup when the vehicle went off the road and collided with a tree along the highway.

The teenager, a student at an area high school, sustained fatal injuries in the wreck.  State police reported the conditions were clear and dry at the time of the crash.

FORREST CITY, AR – A fatal accident that resulted in a chemical spill shut down a portion of Interstate 40 near Forrest City early Tuesday afternoon, reports KAIT8.

The accident happened on I-40 west of the Newcastle Road exit, and was reported shortly after 9 a.m. One person was killed, but no details have been released regarding the victim or the circumstances that led to the wreck.  The incident caused a spill of calcium carbide, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation.

I-40 was temporarily shut down in both directions while crews responded to clear the scene and clean up the spill. Traffic was being diverted at exit 247.  No evacuations were required.