TULSA, OK – Tulsa police arrested a male suspect in connection with a hit-and-run crash that sent one person to a hospital on Tuesday.
The collision happened before 11 a.m. at Riverside Drive and East 52nd Street, according to KTUL. Preliminary details show that the male suspect, driving a black Nissan Frontier, had failed to stop at a stop sign on westbound 52nd Street and pulled out in front of a Dodge Charger.
The two vehicles collided, and a piece of metal got stuck in the Dodge driver’s chest.
The male suspect took a look at the male Dodge driver before fleeing the scene.
EMS crews rushed the Dodge driver to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
An eyewitness, who was driving, had followed the suspect to his apartment complex and informed police of his whereabouts.
Police arrived to find the suspect’s car, but not the suspect myself.
An hour after the crash, the suspect came back to the crash scene in a different vehicle and confessed to police that he fled the scene of the collision because he had to go to a dentist appointment.
EMS crews also took the suspect to a hospital out of precaution, and he was cleared. Upon his clearance, police arrested him and booked him into Tulsa County Jail for leaving the scene of an injury crash.
Teen, 13, in critical condition following multi-vehicle collision in Yukon
YUKON, OK – A 13-year-old teenager was left in critical condition as a result of a multi-vehicle collision in Yukon on Wednesday, News 9 said.
The crash happened on the westbound Interstate 40 along North Czech Hall. Additional information from OKCFOX reveals three vehicles were involved, one of which overturned.
EMS crews rushed the teenager to a hospital for treatment.
Oklahoma firefighters and police responded to the scene and said crews closed the westbound Interstate 40 ramp for the on-scene clean-up process.
ODOT worker fatally struck by car near Snyder
NEAR SNYDER, OK – An Oklahoma Department of Transportation worker lost his life after he was struck by a car, five miles west of Snyder on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol told KSWO that the crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on U.S. 62. The ODOT worker was part of a crew that was mowing and removing weeds from the highway shoulder. The worker stood on the shoulder and was hit by a Volkswagen Jetta car.
The ODOT worker succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
A Survival Flight ambulance, a fire truck, and several state trooper vehicles were at the scene.
Authorities have not released the victim’s name and have not announced any citations or charges for the Volkswagen driver.
A full investigation is underway.
At least 1 injured in crash in OKC’s Edgewater/ Lake Pointe area
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – At least one person was injured in a crash in Oklahoma City’s Edgewater and Lake Pointe on Thursday.
According to the OKC Response & Accident Tracker, the collision happened before 1 p.m. at the intersection of Northwest 63rd Street and North Portland Avenue.
Authorities did not specify the extent of injuries sustained or how many people and vehicles were involved.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
OHP investigates injury vehicle accident in OKC’s Capitol Hill
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the details behind an injury vehicle accident in Oklahoma City’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on Thursday.
The crash happened before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Southwest 25th Street and South May Avenue, according to the OKC Response & Accident Tracker.
OHP has not listed the number of people and vehicles involved or confirmed the extent of injuries.
OHP has not announced any citations or charges and is actively working to determine the cause of the collision.
Man from McAlester loses life following 2-vehicle collision in McIntosh Co.
MCINTOSH COUNTY, OK – A man from McAlester died following a two-vehicle collision that happened in on southbound U.S. Highway 69 last Friday, June 26, Fox23 said.
The crash occurred before 11 p.m., two miles north of Exit 9 A.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol has not reported any other injuries and is working to piece together the cause of the collision.
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