Salado, TX : Off-duty Calvert officer dies in I-35 accident near Salado on Wednesday, 4th July 2018

An off-duty Calvert police officer died early Wednesday morning after his vehicle drifted from the roadway and struck a parked 18-wheeler in Salado.

Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Dave Roberts said James Arrick Jr., 32, was driving northbound on Interstate 35 at about 3:10 a.m. when his 2015 Dodge pickup drifted from the roadway near mile marker 280, just north of the Bell County Safety Rest Area. Arrick’s vehicle struck the rear end of a 2012 Kenworth 18-wheeler that was parked on the eastern shoulder.

DPS troopers responded to the scene where Arrick was pronounced dead, Roberts said. Next of kin have been notified. The driver of the 18-wheeler was uninjured. No other vehicles were involved and no charges have been filed.

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Off-duty Calvert officer dies in I-35 accident near Salado