MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, AR. (THECOUNT) — Chad Allen Dresser, of Willmar, Minnesota, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday fatal semi crash in Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Dresser, 48, was killed in a single-vehicle big-rig crash in Scott Township Thursday afternoon.

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According to reports, Dresser was operating a Kenworth semi-tractor on Interstate 55 near Turrell, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 3:50 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle then came into contact with a tree.

Dresser was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries suffered in the wreck.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,480. There are two county seats, Blytheville and Osceola. The county was formed on November 1, 1833, and named for the Mississippi River which borders the county to the east – Wikipedia.