BREAKING NEWS. ONE PERSON IS DEAD. TWO OTHERS HURT. AFTER TWO CRASHES. KOCO ZACH RAEL JOINING US LIVE FROM I-40 IN YUKON. HEY, ZACH, WHAT’S THE LATEST OUT THERE? EVAN. JESS, THIS IS A PRETTY BAD AND HORRIFIC SCENE HERE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE EASTBOUND LANES OF I-40. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY HERE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS A LIKE I MENTIONED, A PRETTY BAD SCENE. SO WE’RE NOT GOING TO GET TOO CLOSE HERE. BUT THIS IS INVOLVING WE’RE TOLD A MOTORCYCLE. WE’RE TOLD ONE CAR, BUT WE’RE SEEING AT LEAST TWO CARS ON SCENE. AND THE SEMI TRUCK HERE. NOW INFORMATION IS STILL VERY LIMITED. WE’RE TRYING TO GET SOME CONFIRMATION FROM OHP, BUT JUST SPEAKING WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN THIS AREA, UH, NEXT TO US THAT WITNESSED THE SCENE AND STARTED TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE, THEY SAID THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE MIGHT HAVE BROKE DOWN OR CRASHED, AND THEN THAT KIND OF CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION HERE BETWEEN THESE OTHER CARS. AND THIS SEMI TRUCK. AGAIN, WE HAVE CONFIRMED AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN THIS CRASH. A FEW OTHER PEOPLE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WE’RE WORKING TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION FROM OHP. I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT’S DRIVING ON I-40 EASTBOUND THIS EVENING, IT IS OPEN. THEY’RE ALLOWING TRAFFIC TO MOVE THROUGH, BUT IT IS A BIT OF A SLOWDOWN THERE ON THE SHOULDER. THIS IS HAPPENING JUST BEFORE CHUCK HALL ROA
OHP identifies person killed in back-to-back Yukon crash
The crash happened around 7 p.m. Friday on I-40 near Czech Hall Road.
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Updated: 10:43 AM CDT Apr 13, 2024
One person died, and two others were hurt after a back-to-back crash in Yukon on Friday night.>> Download the KOCO 5 App It happened around 7 p.m. on Interstate 40 near Czech Hall Road. A report from Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a Mitsubishi was stopped on the outside shoulder of eastbound I-40 due to a collision in the roadway. A Hyundai slowed in the roadway due to a collision, causing a semi driver to crash into the back of the Hyundai.The Hyundai then departed the roadway and hit the Mitsubishi. A passenger in the Mitsubishi, who was identified by OHP as 24-year-old Creed Felton, was pinned for an undetermined amount of time. He was pronounced dead on the scene due to injuries from the collision. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. The drivers of the Mitsubishi and the Hyundai were transported to Oklahoma City hospitals, where they were admitted in critical condition, according to OHP. The semi driver was not injured, according to the report. The collision is under investigation. Top Headlines One person is dead after a back-to-back crash in Yukon Freedom supporting double homicide victims with benefit rodeo Video: Dog slurps water and interrupts owner's work call A man stabbed to death 6 people in a Sydney shopping center and was fatally shot by police
YUKON, Okla. — One person died, and two others were hurt after a back-to-back crash in Yukon on Friday night.
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It happened around 7 p.m. on Interstate 40 near Czech Hall Road.
A report from Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a Mitsubishi was stopped on the outside shoulder of eastbound I-40 due to a collision in the roadway. A Hyundai slowed in the roadway due to a collision, causing a semi driver to crash into the back of the Hyundai.
The Hyundai then departed the roadway and hit the Mitsubishi.
A passenger in the Mitsubishi, who was identified by OHP as 24-year-old Creed Felton, was pinned for an undetermined amount of time. He was pronounced dead on the scene due to injuries from the collision.
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The drivers of the Mitsubishi and the Hyundai were transported to Oklahoma City hospitals, where they were admitted in critical condition, according to OHP. The semi driver was not injured, according to the report.
The collision is under investigation.
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