Porum Woman Killed in Crash

An 81-year-old Porum woman died Sunday following a collision at 12:40 p.m. Sunday two miles north of Porum, on State Highway 2, in Muskogee County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) reported Lillian Casey died at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa due to injuries sustained in the collision. The OHP reported Casey was driving a 1993 Ford Escort north when she turned left into the path of a 1999 Chrysler Sebring driven by Timothy Whitson, 21, of Checotah. The two vehicles struck head on. Whitson and a passenger in his vehicle, Melissa Moore, 23, of Checotah, were treated for injuries and released at Eastar Hospital in Muskogee. The OHP reported seat belts were in use in both vehicles. By Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director

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