Troopers investigate deadly crash on US 270 in Dewey County

DEWEY COUNTY, OK – According to FOX 25, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on US 270 NB on Saturday.

A juvenile was driving a 2018 Dodge Ram south on US 270 with a juvenile passenger. The driver reached the right edge of the road and then overcorrected to the left before crossing the center line and entering the northbound lanes.

Once in the northbound lanes, the juvenile driver collided with a Nissan Altima driven by Jonathan Bermudez.

First responders pronounced Bermudez dead at the scene. They transported Bermudez’s passenger, Luz Tellez Bermudez, to an area hospital in good condition.

Rescue crews transported the truck driver and their passenger to a local hospital, where they were treated and released.

Both individuals in the truck were treated and released at a nearby hospital.

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