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2 drivers dead after head-on crash on State Highway 9 in Pottawatomie County, OHP says

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the crash happened just 4 miles south of Bethel Acres

2 drivers dead after head-on crash on State Highway 9 in Pottawatomie County, OHP says

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the crash happened just 4 miles south of Bethel Acres

ONE 130 AND ALSO DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. TWO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AFTER A HEAD-ON CRASH. SO TAKE A LOOK. THIS WAS THE SCENE NEAR HIGHWAY NINE AND DRUMMOND LAST NIGHT ABOUT FOUR MILES SOUTH OF BETHEL ACRES. OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE CAR WAS EASTBOUND AND WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE, STRIKING THE OTHER CAR. BOTH DRIVERS WERE PINNED IN THEIR VEHICLES AND CREWS WERE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT. HOWEVER, A 19 YEAR OLD MAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE. THE 44 YEAR OLD WOMAN WA
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2 drivers dead after head-on crash on State Highway 9 in Pottawatomie County, OHP says

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said the crash happened just 4 miles south of Bethel Acres

Two people died after a head-on collision Sunday on State Highway 9 in Pottawatomie County, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol.OHP officials said the crash happened on the highway near Drummond Road, just four miles south of Bethel Acres. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Troopers responded around 5:40 p.m. after a vehicle crossed the center lane of State Highway 9 and crashed into another car head-on, officials said.Both drivers were pinned and had to be extricated by the Bethel Fire Department, according to an OHP report.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the victims as Charlotte Zierke, 44, and Juan Jeronimo, 19.Zierke was pronounced dead at a hospital, and Jeronimo was pronounced dead at the scene, according to an OHP report.

Two people died after a head-on collision Sunday on State Highway 9 in Pottawatomie County, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

OHP officials said the crash happened on the highway near Drummond Road, just four miles south of Bethel Acres.

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Troopers responded around 5:40 p.m. after a vehicle crossed the center lane of State Highway 9 and crashed into another car head-on, officials said.

Both drivers were pinned and had to be extricated by the Bethel Fire Department, according to an OHP report.

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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the victims as Charlotte Zierke, 44, and Juan Jeronimo, 19.

Zierke was pronounced dead at a hospital, and Jeronimo was pronounced dead at the scene, according to an OHP report.