Oklahoma man dies in Arkansas crash during police chase

Ponca City Now - April 4, 2016 8:32 am

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas State Police say an Oklahoma City man was killed when he crashed his vehicle into a parked truck while leading Fayetteville police on a chase.

A police report says 27-year-old Calvin Wayne Reeder Junior died in the crash shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Police say the chase began when an officer saw Reeder’s vehicle drift into oncoming traffic. Police say Reeder drove through a parking lot then back onto the roadway before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into a large truck that was parked outside a motel.

The report says the road was clear and the weather was dry at the time of the crash.

 

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