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OHP: Ponca City man killed after truck leaves road, strikes tree

A man was killed and a teen injured after a Thursday morning wreck in Kay County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported

OHP: Ponca City man killed after truck leaves road, strikes tree

A man was killed and a teen injured after a Thursday morning wreck in Kay County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported

BRING YOU THE LATEST AS THEY COME IN. WELL, NEW HERE AT NINE, A MAN HAS DIED AFTER A CRASH JUST OUTSIDE OF PONCA CITY THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO OHP. IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 5 A.M. ON EAST HUBBARD ROAD AND NORTH PRENTICE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, THEN HITTING A TREE, EJECTING THE DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE, WHILE THE 15 YEAR-O
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OHP: Ponca City man killed after truck leaves road, strikes tree

A man was killed and a teen injured after a Thursday morning wreck in Kay County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported

A man was killed and a teen injured after a Thursday morning wreck in Kay County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.At about 4:50 a.m., David Wayne Taylor, 48, of Ponca City, was driving a pickup truck west on E Hubbard Road, about 2 miles east of Ponca City, when the vehicle encountered a corrugated portion of the road. Troopers said Taylor lost control of the pickup, which went off the road, hit a ditch and then struck a tree.>> Download the KOCO 5 appTaylor and a 15-year-old passenger were thrown from the truck, according to the collision report. Troopers said seatbelts were not in use at the time of the crash.Taylor was taken to a local hospital, where he died. The passenger was taken to a Kansas hospital and admitted in fair condition, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.Top Headlines TIMELINE: Oklahoma may see severe storms Thursday with big hail, tornado threat Several dead in Oklahoma City after string of shootings this week Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper faces charges for allegedly sexually assaulting truck driver 'Slow and steady': Indianapolis Zoo holds annual Zoopolis 500 tortoise race head of the Indy 500 Strong winds topple stage at a campaign rally in northern Mexico, killing at least 9 people

A man was killed and a teen injured after a Thursday morning wreck in Kay County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

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At about 4:50 a.m., David Wayne Taylor, 48, of Ponca City, was driving a pickup truck west on E Hubbard Road, about 2 miles east of Ponca City, when the vehicle encountered a corrugated portion of the road. Troopers said Taylor lost control of the pickup, which went off the road, hit a ditch and then struck a tree.

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Taylor and a 15-year-old passenger were thrown from the truck, according to the collision report. Troopers said seatbelts were not in use at the time of the crash.

Taylor was taken to a local hospital, where he died. The passenger was taken to a Kansas hospital and admitted in fair condition, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.


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