Car Accidents, Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2026, 01, 07

Multi-vehicle crash in Carter Co. involving box, semi truck sends 3 to hospital 

CARTER COUNTY, OK – Three people were transported to Oklahoma hospitals following a multi-vehicle crash that involved a box truck and a semi-truck last Tuesday, Dec. 30.  Oklahoma Highway Patrol told KXIII that the incident began when a box truck driver saw a deer on Interstate 35 South and swerved in an attempt to avoid […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 12, 17

Pickup truck driver injured in collision with produce truck in Catossa

CATOSSA, OK – A pickup truck driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of a collision that involved a produce semi-truck on Wednesday.  The crash occurred on eastbound Highway 412 along 265th Avenue, according to Newson6. Preliminary details show that the produce truck, coming from California, was driving on the highway and missed an exit […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 11, 06

Person hurt in tractor-trailer rollover collision near Wellston 

NEAR WELLSTON, OK – A driver was hurt in a tractor-trailer rollover collision that took place on Turner Turnpike East Thursday, News9 reports. The crash happened around 4 a.m. near mile post 158, prompting a response from Wellston fire crews. Upon arrival, officials closed a portion of the interstate to allow crews to stabilize the […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 31

OHP closes Turner Turnpike East in OKC due to tractor-trailer crash 

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Highway Patrol and transportation crews had to close the eastbound Turner Turnpike on Thursday due to a tractor-trailer rollover crash.  OHP told News9 that the closures started at 1:15 p.m. and by 2 p.m., the area was still shut down. The tractor-trailer had overturned after colliding with another big rig. […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 30

Car driver killed after crash with trash truck in Northeast OKC

NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A car driver died following a crash with a trash truck in Northeast Oklahoma City on Thursday, Newson6 reports. The car and trash truck driver collided at the intersection of North Coltrane Road and Northeast 63rd Street. The impact of the collision caused fluid to leak from the truck. Hazmat […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 27

2 hurt in fiery big rig crash involving car at I-40, I-35 connector in OKC 

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Two people were injured in a fiery big rig crash involving a car that occurred at the I-40 West and I-35 connector Saturday.  Oklahoma City fire crews pulled up to the scene before 2 p.m., OKCFox reports. Preliminary details show that a truck driver collided with a car, which caused the […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 23

Truck driver, passenger hospitalized after fiery truck collision in Pryor 

PRYOR, OK – A truck driver was transported by ground and a truck passenger was airlifted to a Tulsa hospital following a fiery truck collision that happened on Wednesday.  The crash took place around 5:00 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 69 and Southeast 49th Street, KTUL said. It was there that a driver of […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 08

Big rig driver charged with 1st degree murder after fatal crash in Ottawa Co. 

OTTAWA COUNTY, OK – On Friday, Oct. 3, a tractor-trailer driver was charged with first-degree murder in relation to a crash that killed an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority worker over the summer, KTUL said.  The crash occurred on Monday, August 18. On that day, the truck driver, David Carlson, was driving on I-44 when he drifted […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 09, 23

Male driver killed in semi-truck rollover crash in Canute

CANUTE, OK – A male driver was killed in a semi-truck rollover crash that happened on westbound I-40 after 1 p.m. Monday, KOCO reports. Preliminary details indicate that the man had lost control of his semi-truck while driving on I-40 West. As a result, he crashed into a cable barrier. The impact of the collision […]

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Truck Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 09, 17

Car, 18-wheeler collide on US-59 near Sequoayah, killing 1

SALLISAW, OK – One person sustained fatal injuries Monday in a two-vehicle collision involving a semi along the highway in central Sequoyah County, reports KNWA. Shortly after 8:30 a.m., emergency crews responded to US-59, or North Wheeler Avenue, near Sequoyah Avenue on the north side of Sallisaw, which is approximately 95 miles southeast of Tulsa. […]

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The Journal Record 2023 Reader Rankings - Top Winner - Abel Law Firm - Best Peronal Injury Law Firm