Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Local authorities have released additional information on an accident that killed a pedestrian on Highway 351 (Old Greensboro Road) last Friday.
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Shortly after 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 5, Officer Carma Butler responded to a motor vehicle accident with injury near the Dollar General Store on Highway 351. While en route, Officer Butler was advised that CPR was being performed on a male victim at the scene.
By the time Officer Butler arrived on scene, the victim, Shannon East, 51, had already been transferred to a local hospital, where medical staff pronounced him dead.
JRN reached out to Jonesboro Police Public Information Officer Sally Smith, who provided additional information on the accident.
According to officers at the scene, East exited his vehicle on the busy roadway to pick up a package of toilet paper that was in the road. He was then hit by Lexi Escue, a 20-year-old female, who was traveling south. East’s wife is listed as a witness on the report. The incident was ruled an accident.