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.

NSP said 75-year-old Clarence Faulkner was not wearing a seatbelt and was jumped to his death.

Soldiers responded to the accident around 18:00 on October 19. NSP said the Toyota Tundra was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 when the driver allowed himself to swerve off the road and into the median. Faulkner overcorrected to the right and the truck spun clockwise and crossed the westbound highway. NSP said the vehicle then left the highway, entered the dirt shoulders on the north side of I-80 and rolled over.

Faulkner was pronounced dead at the scene.

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

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