Getting into a car accident is bad enough, but when the at-fault driver doesn’t have insurance or is uninsured, it can get a lot worse.
In a recent interview on Good Day Tulsa, injury lawyer Michael Carr discussed the benefits of having uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage.
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One person is dead and another is critically injured in Logan County after three-car wreck involving a semi-truck.
45-year-old Gayle Lynn Lanoy of Piedmont was westbound on Oklahoma 33 in a 2021 Toyota 4Runner about 8:30 a.m. when she attempted a legal stop on the two-lane stretch of highway to make a left turn.
A westbound tractor-trailer rig driven by a 57-year-old Oklahoma man struck the 4Runner, the report states, and Lanoy’s vehicle then crossed into the path of a 2017 GMC pickup. Lanoy was ejected about 30 feet when the eastbound pickup struck her vehicle, troopers said.
Lanoy was pronounced dead at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was initially taken to Mercy Medical Center in Guthrie but was later flown to the OKC hospital. She died from head, arm, leg and internal and external torso injuries, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials.
The driver of the pickup, a 39-year-old Edmond man, was pinned about a half hour before being extricated by Guthrie firefighters. He was also transported by air to an Oklahoma City hospital; troopers report he was in critical condition.
The driver of the tractor-trailer rig was not injured.
The cause of the crash and further details remain under investigation, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s preliminary collision report.
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A Locust Grove woman was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash in Delaware County.
Haleigh Witt, 25, was driving on U.S. 59 about 2:15 p.m. The preliminary report states Witt was pinned nearly three hours inside her vehicle; she was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash about a mile south of Jay.
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A California woman has died due to injuries she suffered just over a month earlier in a crash in Tulsa, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Leticia Lopez, 44, of Fullerton, California, was hospitalized at St John Medical Center in Tulsa, in critical condition November 25, 2021 after a crash involving another vehicle along Interstate 244 near Harvard Avenue about 4 a.m. She died Wednesday, December 29, 2021.
Continue reading “California Woman Dies from Injuries Related to Crash in Tulsa”Monday, December 6, 2021
A nine-year-old boy has been pronounced dead at Stillwater Medical following a collision on State Highway 33 and Fairgrounds Road, near the Liberty Church of Perkins and Frank’s Diesel Service. The child, whose name has not been released as of yet, sustained head and trunk internal injuries reports Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
According to the OHP report, Sarah Davidson, 31, of Cushing, was driving a 2015 Honda Pilot carrying four children from Perkins.
Stillwater News Press reports, Davidson was transported by Cushing Fire to OU Medical with head and trunk internal injuries. One of her passengers, an 11-year-old boy, was transported by Cushing Fire to OU Medical with head injuries.
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A man was fatally crushed between two cars just after midnight on Saturday, November 6th in Oklahoma City.
The crash happened on SW 3rd Street and MacArthur near Walmart at about 12:30 a.m.
The man crashed into the rear of another vehicle, he was then standing in front of his vehicle and behind the struck car. A third driver then crashed into the back of the man’s vehicle, causing him to be crushed between his vehicle and the rear-ended car.
The man was pronounced dead after the incident. He was not immediately identified. At this time we are unclear if the other drivers were hurt.
A hit and run collision at around 9:15pm on Tuesday, October 5 at Admiral Boulevard and Utica Avenue in Tulsa has left a longtime 911 dispatcher dead. The intersection at Admiral and Utica hosts Admiral Park and Robertson Tire.
Mary Byers served Tulsa for 26 years as a 911 call taker, dispatcher, and supervisor.
Tulsa police say the man alleged to have hit her, 27-year-old Cody Carrell, turned himself in later, on Tuesday. In an arrest report it was stated Carrell ran a red light and hit Byers car. Speed is believed to be a factor in the accident.
Continue reading “Tulsa 911 dispatcher killed in hit and run”A 16-year-old boy driving a white sedan struck and badly injured a motorcyclist on 61st St near Hwy 169 Monday due to road rage.
The teen was trying to merge onto Hwy 169 from 81st St, while a woman driving north on Highway 169 tried to exit at 71st. The 16-year-old driving a white car was getting on the highway at 81st and forced her to swerve to avoid hitting him. He then threw a water bottle at her car.
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According to Lt. Farley with the Tulsa Police Department, the crash happened at 6:20 a.m. Monday morning. This is an ongoing investigation, and we will update this blog as more details arise.
The bicyclist was crossing the intersection of 45th and Yale when a SUV traveling in the north bound lanes hit the bike. This intersection is South of OU Tulsa and the Tulsa Promenade mall.
The bicyclist is in critical condition and has been taken to the hospital. The driver is cooperating with police. It is currently unclear what led to the crash.
A 69-year-old woman was killed, and another person was not seriously injured when a SUV hit two pedestrians Monday, September 13 in Northwest OKC.
A Nissan was heading West on NW 23rd at N Pennsylvania Avenue when it hit two people crossing 23rd St. The intersection includes a 7-Eleven, Raising Cane’s, McDonald’s, and EZPawn. The neighborhood is close to Oklahoma City University and Shepherd Historic District. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are still looking into the details. The driver is cooperating.
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