WELLS, Nev. (KOLO) – An Elko man died Oct. 19 in a crash on Interstate 80 about 30 miles east of Wells, Nevada State Police said Friday.

Clarence Faulkner, 75, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected and died, NSP said.

Police responded to the accident on October 19, around 6 p.m. NSP said the Toyota Tundra was westbound on Interstate 80 when the driver allowed it to leave the road and enter the center median. Faulkner overcorrected to the right, and the truck crossed the freeway to the west, turning clockwise. It then left the highway and entered the dirt shoulder on the northbound side of I-80 and rolled, NSP said.

Faulkner was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Elko NHP Office at 775-753-1111 or [email protected]

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