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Arkansas nurse killed by drunk driver, Arkansas State Police allege

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Arkansas nurse killed by drunk driver, Arkansas State Police allege
An Arkansas nurse was killed in a wreck that Arkansas State Police blame on a drunk driver.Jennifer Ann Morton, 48, of Little Rock, was driving her car in Little Rock Sunday morning when a pickup truck crossed into the wrong lane and hit it.Morton worked as a respiratory therapist in the Infant Toddler Unit of Arkansas Children's Hospital.The driver of the pickup truck was Maynor Yair Sorto-Herrera, 30, of Alexander, according to Arkansas State Police. He walked away from the wreck scene and was treated at the hospital before being brought to jail.Sorto-Herra's charges include negligent homicide, battery, and DUI. He is being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

An Arkansas nurse was killed in a wreck that Arkansas State Police blame on a drunk driver.

Jennifer Ann Morton, 48, of Little Rock, was driving her car in Little Rock Sunday morning when a pickup truck crossed into the wrong lane and hit it.

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Morton worked as a respiratory therapist in the Infant Toddler Unit of Arkansas Children's Hospital.

The driver of the pickup truck was Maynor Yair Sorto-Herrera, 30, of Alexander, according to Arkansas State Police. He walked away from the wreck scene and was treated at the hospital before being brought to jail.

Sorto-Herra's charges include negligent homicide, battery, and DUI. He is being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.