A Benton man was killed Saturday, after he struck a stopped vehicle on U.S. Highway 68.
According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, Timothy O’Bryan, 59, of Hardin was stopped in a truck and trailer east bound on Hwy. 68 in Fairdealing waiting for traffic to clear to make a left turn into a private drive Saturday, when 59-year-old John Nicholas of Benton approached in his vehicle. Police say Nicholas failed to stop or slow, and struck the trailer in the rear.
Nicholas was taken to Marshall County Hospital via EMS, where he was later pronounced dead.
MCSD, Fairdealing-Olive Fire Department, Marshall County EMS and the Marshall County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene.