OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A driver was hurt in a rollover crash involving a hit-and-run suspect that happened on Saturday, News9 reports.
The incident unfolded when a driver of a car crashed into a box truck on eastbound I-240, near May Avenue and Southwest 74th Street. The impact of that collision caused the car to overturn over a barrier and land on top of a second truck.
The driver of that second truck did not render aid to the involved drivers or call 911, and immediately fled the scene prior to first responders’ arrival.
EMS crews rushed the car driver to a hospital for treatment of a broken leg.
Police closed the off-ramp area to allow transportation crews to clean up debris from the area. Police redirected traffic until the area reopened.
Police have not confirmed whether they found the hit-and-run suspect and have not announced any arrests at this time.
We will provide updates after the latest developments come to light.
Commercial vehicle collision shuts down Turner Turnpike West near Warrick
NEAR WARRICK, OK – Oklahoma Highway Patrol shut down the westbound lanes of the Turner Turnpike on Saturday due to a commercial vehicle collision.
OHP told News on 6 that they fully closed the westbound lanes, near mile marker 162, just before 10:30 a.m.
Closures lasted nearly two hours, ending at 12:18 p.m.
OHP has not specified the contributing events leading to the crash, nor said whether anyone was injured.
No citations have been reported at this time.
We will provide updates as more information comes to light.
Suspect arrested after Ardmore hit-and-run crash that injured child
ARDMORE, OK – Ardmore police arrested a suspect in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured a child on Friday, KTEN reports.
The incident happened in the area of Choctaw Avenue & Oak Street Northwest. There, the suspect struck a child, who was riding a bicycle, with his vehicle, and then fled the scene.
Thanks to security footage, police were able to track down the suspect and found him at a casino in Wilson.
Police arrested the suspect, a 65-year-old man, local to Ardmore.
The suspect is being charged with leaving the scene of a crash, causing injury.
Officials did not disclose the physical condition of the child.
2 men lose lives in boat accident at Bell Cow Lake in Chandler
CHANDLER, OK – Two men died as a result of a boat accident that happened at Bell Cow Lake in Chandler on Saturday, Newson6 reports.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the boat capsized, taking down the two men, a 20-year-old and a 55-year-old, local to Chandler.
OHP said the men did not resurface and were found dead on Sunday by OHP’s diving team and marine enforcement team.
OHP did not confirm the cause of the collision. However, according to GEICO, the most common causes of a boat capsizing are weight distribution, overloading, weather conditions, or fast or sharp turns, factors that could have played a role in the deadly boat accident.
Pilot hurt in plane collision at Ardmore Downtown Exec. Airport
ARDMORE, OK – A pilot sustained a minor injury in a plane collision at Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport on Friday, KTEN reports.
According to preliminary details, the pilot, who was operating a twin-engine Piper Mojave, tried to land on Runway 35 but ended up crashing into a fence.
A passenger on that plane told the source that wind conditions could have been a factor in the crash.
Despite the nature of the collision, the pilot was not seriously injured, and their three passengers were spared from injuries altogether.
Flightradar24 revealed the plane came from Hot Springs, Arkansas, and FAA records showed the plane was built in 1984 and registered to a company in Kalispell, Montana.
OK DPS investigates injury crash in Shallow Brook neighborhood
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the scene of an injury crash that took place in the Shallow Brook neighborhood on Monday.
The collision happened around 1 p.m. at the intersection of South Eastern Avenue and Southeast 44th Street, according to the OKC Response & Accident Tracker.
DPS did not specify the severity of injuries or say whether anyone needed to go to the hospital.
DPS did not share the number of people and vehicles involved, and is actively working to determine the cause of the crash.
We will provide updates after the latest developments come to light.
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