A Waldron man died in a rear-end crash with a semi-truck on Thursday, November 30.
According to the Arkansas State Police, Joshua Spaeth, 38 of Waldron, was traveling north of U.S. Highway 71 in a 2014 Chevrolet around 5:20 a.m. Spaeth was behind a Kenworth semi-truck and reportedly failed to maintain proper distance, striking the rear-end of the semi-truck.
The body was taken to the Scott County Coroner’s Office. No other injuries were reported in the accident. ASP stated that the next of kin had been notified.