Head-On Collision Kills Three Tulsans In Rogers County.

Date: 10/04/2012
Time: Around 4:00 P.M.
Location: Near Owasso, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Malibu, Chevy Tahoe

By Newson6.com

"ROGERS COUNTY, Oklahoma -

Three Tulsa men are dead after a car was struck head-on by a sport utility vehicle at 46th Street North and 145th East Avenue in Rogers County.

According to authorities on the scene, a man in a Chevrolet Tahoe attempted to pass a semi in a no-passing zone, striking and killing two men in a Chevrolet Malibu, about 4 p.m. on Thursday.
The man driving the SUV was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the driver of the Tahoe as Owen McCool, 29, from Tulsa.
OHP identified the driver of the Malibu as Clifford Colyer, 21, and his passenger as Garold Benner, 23. Both men were from Tulsa.
All three men were pinned in their vehicles and had to be extracted by the Tulsa Fire Department, using the Jaws of Life."

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Woman Dead, Teen Critical After Car Broadsides Their Minivan.

Date: 06/26/2012
Time: Evening
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Venture, Mazda 6

By Brandi Ball, NewsOn6.com

"TULSA, Oklahoma -

A woman is dead and a teenager is in critical condition after the van they were riding in was nearly split in two by a car that ran a stop sign early Tuesday evening, police said.

The two, who police said are sisters, stopped at a four-way stop at 21st Street and South Lynn Lane in East Tulsa. When they started to drive across the intersection, a car ran the stop sign and T-boned the minivan, according to police.
Both the driver of the minivan, 27, and her 17-year-old passenger were flown by medical helicopter to a Tulsa hospital, where the driver was pronounced dead.
Police initially believed the driver of the minivan was also a teenager, but later learned she was older.
The driver of the car was transported by EMSA to a hospital.  She'll be tested for alcohol and drugs, police on the scene said.
Crash investigators estimated the car was traveling between 55-65 mph at the time of the crash.
Identification of those involved is pending while authorities notify family members."

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Running Out Of Gas Leads To Tulsa Injury Wreck.

Date: 10/12/2012
Time: Around 11:45 P.M.
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy HHR, Dodge Avenger

By Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com

"TULSA, Oklahoma -

Two people were hurt when a van ran out of gas on a Tulsa highway. One of the injured was standing in the road trying to flag down help.

A man and woman in a mini van were stopped on Highway 412 just west of downtown at about 11:40 Friday night. The man was standing in the roadway trying to flag down another driver when he was struck by a woman driving a Chevrolet HHR.
Seconds later, a third car hit the Chevy.
The male pedestrian was alert and talking when transported to a local hospital. The woman driving the HHR complained of pain and was also taken to a hospital.
Two young girls were riding with the man and woman in the third car. The children, believed to be 1 and 3 years old, were checked out by emergency responders but were not taken to the hospital.
Authorities at the scene said there was no alcohol involved in the pile-up, and they weren't planning to issue any citations at that point in the investigation."

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Tulsa Woman Killed In Rollover Wreck.

Date: 10/06/2012
Time: Around 10:45 P.M.
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy S-10

By Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com

"TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Tulsa woman is dead following a single-car rollover wreck Saturday night. Troopers found the car while patrolling the area, authorities told News On 6.

Teresa Ann Benjamin was driving a 1998 Chevy S-10 pickup eastbound on Interstate 244 at 10:45 p.m. October 6 when she exited onto Yale Avenue, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jamie Guinn.
"The accident's still under investigation, but it looks like the driver was attempting to exit off of I-244 eastbound onto Yale, made a late exit, hit the grass median, struck a sign and appeared to begin to roll, then hit the pole," Trooper Guinn told News On 6.
The pickup rolled one and 3/4s times before striking the light pole. Teresa Benjamin, 53, was pinned in the pickup for about an hour and 15 minutes, according to a collision report. She was pronounced dead at the scene from head injuries.
Passenger Linda Lou Benjamin, 59, was taken to a local hospital with internal injuries where she is stable, the report states. Another passenger, Tiawana Maria Smith, 45, was treated at the scene for neck injuries.
The condition of the driver at the time of the wreck and the cause of the accident are still under investigation."

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Woman Wrecks At Duck Creek Bridge Near Glenpool.

Date: 10/13/2012
Time: Around 8:00 A.M.
Location: Glenpool, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy HHR

By Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com

"GLENPOOL, Oklahoma -

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and other agencies responded to an injury collision Saturday morning on Highway 75.

The rollover wreck took place just before 8 a.m. at the Duck Creek Bridge near 201st Street.
Authorities at the scene told News On 6 that the a woman driving a Chevrolet HHR may have fallen asleep behind the wheel. Marsha Sloan of Mounds was northbound on the highway when the car ran off the side of the road, striking a guardrail.
The car rode the guardrail then went down the rocks on the south side of Duck Creek, through the water then came to rest on the rocky north of the creek. It rolled an unknown number of times, according to a state trooper's report.
She was freed from the car by Glenpool Fire Department and flown to a Tulsa hospital. Glenpool police assisted troopers at the scene.
Sloan, 50, is in a Tulsa hospital where she is stable with arm, leg, head and other injuries, according to a trooper's report."

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Tulsa Police Respond To Rollover Wreck.

Date: 09/02/2012
Time: Around 1:15 A.M.
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Taurus

By NewsOn6.com

"TULSA, Oklahoma -

Tulsa police were called to a rollover wreck in east Tulsa at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday. They found a car that had rolled on its top on Admiral at 117th East Avenue.

Police were told the vehicle had been eastbound on Admiral from Garnett when it went to the left, hit a culvert and flipped.
The occupants of the car left in another vehicle. It is unknown if there were any injuries."

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Man Rushed To Surgery In Tulsa Rollover Wreck.

Date: 09/01/2012
Time: Around 5:00 A.M.
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota 4Runner

By Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com

"TULSA, Oklahoma -

A man was seriously injured after his car rolled on U.S. Highway 169 at about 5 a.m. Saturday. It happened just south of the 81st Street exit in the southbound lanes of the highway.

Tulsa police say the man, who was about 30 years old, was trying to pass another vehicle when he lost control of his SUV. The SUV rolled several times, trapping the driver inside. He was freed by Tulsa firefighters.
Carl Bennett, the driver of the car being passed, said he saw the SUV speeding by him then saw the underside of the car right in his front windshield.
"It was all pretty fast," he said. "He was rolling level with my steering wheel, so I cut over to the right to get out of it, and that's where he stopped."
Traffic was diverted from the highway for a couple of hours.
"It does appear that alcohol was involved tonight," said Corporal R.W. Solomon, Tulsa Police.
Officers say the driver was in very serious condition and was rushed to surgery Saturday morning.
"As of right now, he's still with us," Solomon said."

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Achille man killed in Bryan County rollover accident.

Date: 06/23/2012
Time: Around 7:50 P.M.
Location: Colbert, Oklahoma
Vehicle(s) Involved: Mercury Mystique

By KXII News

"BRYAN COUNTY, OK -- An Achille man was killed in a rollover accident in Bryan County Saturday night.
OHP says 50-year-old (censored) was heading east on River Road when he drove off the roadway and hit an embankment causing the vehicle to roll.

The crash happened around 7:50 p.m. east of Chickasaw Road.
Troopers say Nicholas was taken to TMC and was pronounced dead upon arrival.
OHP says alcohol was a factor in the collision."


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