Motorcycle Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 15

Update: OHP confirms Thunder Valley Raceway employee died in motorcycle crash

LEXINGTON, OK – On Tuesday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed that the 45-year-old man who was killed in a motorcycle crash at Thunder Valley Raceway was one of the park’s employees. The crash occurred last Friday, Oct 10. OHP told KOCO that the man was working on a motorcycle and decided to take it for a […]

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Car Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 14

OHP investigates fatal crash outside of Gotebo 

NEAR GOTEBO, OK – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened outside of Gotebo on Tuesday.  According to KOCO, the collision occurred before 7:00 a.m. at the intersection of State Highway 54 and East 1380 Road.   Officials said at least one person died.  OHP is actively working to determine the contributing […]

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Car Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 14

Single-vehicle collision in Midwest City claims life of 21-year-old adult 

MIDWEST CITY, OK – A single-vehicle collision killed a 21-year-old adult on Sunday, KOCO reports.  The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. at the westbound I-40 and Douglas Boulevard connector. The 21-year-old adult was driving on the westbound ramp when they lost control of their vehicle, crashed into a bump, and went airborne before crashing into […]

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Car Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 13

OPH investigates wrong-way crash near Gerty that kills 1, injures 2 

NEAR GERTY, OK – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the details behind a wrong-way crash near Gerty that killed one person and injured two others on Friday.  The collision occurred in the area of Highway 75 and County Road East 1480, according to News9. Preliminary details show that a 45-year-old man was driving south […]

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Motorcycle Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 13

Man, 45, killed in motorcycle collision at Lexington drag-racing park 

LEXINGTON, OK – A 45-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle collision that occurred at the Thunder Valley Raceway in Lexington on Friday, The Oklahoman reports. The crash occurred before 4:00 p.m., and the 45-year-old man, from Oklahoma City, died from his injuries at the scene. Oklahoma Highway Patrol is actively working to determine the […]

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Car Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 09

Man arrested for DUI after deadly two-vehicle crash near Harrah  

NEAR HARRAH, OK – A man was arrested and charged with DUI and manslaughter after causing a two-vehicle crash that killed an 11-month-old and injured two others.  KFOR reported the crash on Wednesday and said it occurred between Harrah and Meeker. Police have identified the man as Michael Figueroa and said he is currently in […]

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Car Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 09

1 dead, 5 sent to hospital after car, big rig collision in Coleman 

COLEMAN, OK – One person died and two adults and three children were hospitalized following a collision between a car and a big rig on Wednesday, KTEN said.  The crash took place at the intersection of State Highway 48 and Egypt Road. Preliminary details show that a driver of a car had made a turn […]

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Bicycle Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 08

Driver fatally strikes 75-year-old male cyclist in Edmond 

EDMOND, OK – A 75-year-old male cyclist died after he was struck by a vehicle driver in the area of West Covell Road and North Broadway on Tuesday.  Edmond police pronounced the cyclist dead at the scene and have identified him as Charles Rempel, according to KFOR.  Officers have not specified how the collision unfolded, […]

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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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Car Accidents

Publish Date: 2025, 10, 07

1 killed, 1 injured in car, tractor-trailer collision in Ochelta  

OCHELTA, OK – A car passenger lost their life and a car driver was injured in a collision involving a tractor-trailer on U.S. 75 North Sunday.  According to News 9, the crash occurred near West 2900, and warranted closures which started after 6:30 a.m. The car passenger died from their injuries at the scene, and […]

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