NewsOctober 24, 1997
ARKANSAS MAN DIES IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
SIKESTON -- An Arkansas man was killed early Thursday when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off an overpass on I-55 and came to rest in the underlying lanes of I-57. Donald Heaps, 27, died in the accident, which occurred at 4:39 a.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Heaps' vehicle ran off the I-55 overpass and came to rest in the southbound lanes of I-57. Heaps was fatally injured when he was ejected from the cab of the truck and struck a guardrail, said the patrol...
SIKESTON -- An Arkansas man was killed early Thursday when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off an overpass on I-55 and came to rest in the underlying lanes of I-57.
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Donald Heaps, 27, died in the accident, which occurred at 4:39 a.m.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Heaps' vehicle ran off the I-55 overpass and came to rest in the southbound lanes of I-57. Heaps was fatally injured when he was ejected from the cab of the truck and struck a guardrail, said the patrol.
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