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Woman Dies After Falling Out Of Moving 18 Wheeler

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A Florida woman was killed early this morning in what police are calling a freak accident after she fell out of a moving truck and was run over.

The incident happened just before 3 a.m. on I-40 in Crawford County, Arkansas. Police say that 55 year old Karol Sheffield was attempting to secure the door of the 2015 Freightliner she was riding in when she fell out and was hit by the truck’s trailer.

Some local reports say that Sheffield was driving the truck while others say that she was a passenger in the truck.

Sheffield was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation division is currently investigating the incident.

Sources:
Arkansas Matters
5 News Online
4029 TV
THV 11
WKMG Orlando

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