1 airlifted after pursuit, crash on County Rd 500 in Woods County
Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2022 at 5:36 pm
WOODS COUNTY, OK — One person was critically injured Wednesday night in a wreck involving a stolen vehicle on County Road 500 near Hopeton, reports News9.
The crash happened off a T intersection about ten miles southeast of the city, at around 9:35 p.m.
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Major County Deputy Anthony Robinson was pursuing a driver in a vehicle that had been reported stolen. At one point, the fleeing vehicle went past the intersection, entered a ditch and then a field, where it overturned.
The driver, who suffered internal injuries to their head and neck, was airlifted to Fairview Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
No other information has been released at this time.
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