LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A car was struck by a flying big rig wheel Wednesday afternoon along Interstate 630 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The driver of the vehicle was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Their car suffered major front-end damage.
According to the Arkansas State Police, a semi hauling an empty flatbed was heading west on I-630 when one of its trailer tires and wheels came off, sailing over the interstate’s concrete median and colliding with a passenger vehicle that was heading eastbound toward downtown.
Further information about the accident has not been released.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
