A 2015 Kenworth Tractor trailer veered off Tracy Ferry Road and struck a tree, killing the driver Wednesday morning.
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office identifies the driver as 65-year-old Terry Lee Snavely of Texarkana, Texas.
A 911 call alerted officials of the crash at 10:11 a.m., with EMS personnel arriving to find Snavely unresponsive. The man was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center for treatment, but did not survive his injuries.
The truck was a fuel tanker belonging to Circon Refuel of Sumter, South Carolina. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the trailer, with officials from Baxter County Road and Bridge and the Fulton County Office of Emergency Management assisting with the clean-up. Authorities are still working to remove the vehicle from the scene.
A news release from the sheriff’s office says preliminary information indicated Snavely was en route from Coffeyville, Kansas, to Mountain View, but it is unknown why he drove down Tracy Ferry Road.
The accident remains under investigation. Agencies involved in handling the incident were the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Baxter County Road and Bridge Department, Fulton County Office of Emergency Management, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Highway Police, Tracy Ferry Fire Department, Mountain Home Fire Department and the Baxter County Coroner’s Office.
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