January 20, 2026 – A 71-year old man from Mena, Arkansas was struck and killed on a service road to Interstate 30 on Monday January 19, 2026 at approximately 6:45pm. Michael Wayne King was crossing the south service road while carrying a spare tire when he was struck by a pickup truck traveling westbound on the frontage road.
King was attempting to reach a car on Interstate 30 which had a flat tire near the 118-mile marker. Texas Department of Public Safety reports that the investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available at this time.
