OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A DUI driver was cited following a pickup truck rollover crash at the Bricktown canal on Friday, OKCFOX reports.

Oklahoma City Police’s preliminary details reveal the DUI driver crashed into a parking lot sign before crashing into the canal off the intersection of Oklahoma City Boulevard and Centennial Drive.

OKC police pulled up to the scene around 9 p.m. and saw the driver trying to reverse his blue RAM pickup truck out of the water. He exited his vehicle and showed signs of impairment: red, watery eyes, slurred speech, and smelled of alcohol.

The man refused to take a Field Sobriety Test and was cited.

No other vehicles or occupants appeared to be involved, and no injuries were reported.

UPDATE: Owasso PD releases more info on deadly chain-reaction crash on Hwy. 169 

OWASSO, OK – Owasso Police have released more information in connection with a deadly chain-reaction crash that killed one person on Highway 169 on Monday.

Police told KJRH that the semi-truck rear-ended three other vehicles after trying to stop for congested traffic that resulted from a previous, separate collision on 86th Street.

The force of the collision caused one vehicle to catch on fire. The driver inside the fiery vehicle was trapped and succumbed to their injuries as a result.

One person was transported to a hospital. Police said another person was injured, but it’s unclear if they needed to be taken to a hospital.

Police confirmed all four drivers – the truck driver and the three other motorists — were the sole occupants of their vehicles. Police also said the truck did not have any rear-end damage.

At this time, police are actively pursuing this investigation and have not announced any pending charges against the truck driver.

UPDATE: Male driver dies following pickup truck crash outside Reasor’s

OWASSO, OK – The male driver, who was hospitalized after a pickup truck crash last Sunday, Jan. 25, outside of Reasor’s, has since died.

Fox23 said the male driver, 76, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

The incident unfolded when the 76-year-old man started the engine and got out of his pickup truck to scrape ice off his windshield. The truck began to roll forward, and the driver did what he could to stop it. However, despite his best efforts, his own truck ran him over.

A Good Samaritan saw what happened and quickly went inside the elderly man’s truck, put it in park, and turned off the ignition.

The single-vehicle collision is still under investigation.

Traffic delays reported on I-40 in West OKC

WEST OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Traffic delays are currently going on I-40 near Council Road due to a Tuesday morning vehicle collision.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes, according to KFOR. Officials are working to determine the cause of the collision and have not released the number of people or vehicles involved or said whether anyone was injured.

Vehicle fire reported on I-44 in Northwest OKC

NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – First responders were dispatched to the scene of a vehicle fire reported on I-44 North along exit 121 at Northwest 10th Street.

Total Traffic Network’s OKC division first reported the incident at 8:20 a.m. and said traffic delays could be reported towards exit 116 at Airport Road as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames and clean up debris leftover from the crash.

Officials did not specify how the vehicle fire started or whether anyone was injured.

New details, including reports of citations, will be added after our team learns more.

OK DPS called to traffic collision in Boecking Acres

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety was dispatched to a traffic collision in the Boecking Acres neighborhood on Tuesday.

The crash occurred before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Southwest 15th Street and South Meridian Avenue, according to OKC’s Response & Accident Tracker.

DPS has reported no injuries. At this time, they are working to determine how the collision unfolded and have reported no citations.

Updates will be added after our team learns more.

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