Arkansas man killed in two-vehicle crash in Webster Parish

MINDEN, La. -- An Arkansas man was killed Monday night in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 20, state police said Tuesday in a news release. 

Kyle Ricks, 33, of Crossett, Ark., was not wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers said the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. near the U.S. Highway 371 intersection. The preliminary investigation indicates Ricks, who was eastbound on I-20 in a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado, ran into the rear of a Kenworth tractor-trailer that was ahead of  him. 

The tractor-trailer driver was properly restrained and uninjured. 

Impairment on the part of Ricks is suspected, state police said.