Interstate 44 Accident Claims Life, Stops Traffic

A one-vehicle crash in Pulaski County on Wednesday killed a man from Republic and backed up traffic for several hours on Interstate 44. Highway Patrol reports indicate that 55-year-old, Trumel K. Cox, was westbound on I-44, four miles west of Waynesville, when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off the left side of the road, struck the median cable, and overturned. Cox was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pulaski County Coroner. This was Troop I’s second fatal crash in December and 32nd of the year. That crash happened shortly afternoon.