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Ark. officer killed in single-vehicle crash

Officer Kenneth J. Culbreath was a member of the Earle PD

By Police1 Staff

ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, Ark. — An Arkansas police officer was killed after losing control of his vehicle on a wet highway.

Arkansas Online reports that 53-year-old Officer Kenneth J. Culbreath was driving a pickup truck late Saturday when he lost control of his vehicle at a curve, causing it to veer off the highway. Authorities said the vehicle flipped several times before coming to a stop in a field.

Culbreath was later pronounced dead. Crittenden County Sheriff Mike Allen said Culbreath, who was a member of the Earle PD, just finished his shift and was heading home at the time of the crash.

No additional details were immediately released.

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