A Dierks, Ark., man has been killed while flagging traffic for a wrecker service attempting to remove a tractor from a ditch, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

Ferrell Kesterson, 37, of Dierks, was struck by a vehicle at 3:20 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 70 near Connelly Road. He was a flagman attempting to stop traffic for a wrecker pulling a stuck tractor.

A 2004 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Kelly Trott, 30, of Bonnerdale, Ark., failed to stop in time and struck Kesterson, the report stated. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Garland County coroner, a...

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