Five Injured in Saturday Crash

Five persons, including four from Fort Smith, were injured at about 8 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 40, five miles west of Checotah. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported two women from Fort Smith were changing a flat tire, in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 at the 269 mile marker, when a 2013 GMC pickup truck struck their 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, which was parked on the side of the interstate. The OHP reported Tyler Glover, 21, of Checotah was transported by LifeFlight to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa where he was admitted in stable condition. He suffered internal trunk injuries, and head and leg injuries, the OHP reported. Cassie May, 24, and Laura Owens, 24 both of Fort Smith were injured when the pickup struck the Traverse. May and Owens were both transported to a Muskogee hospital where each was treated and released. A third woman, Shanece Osborn, also of Fort Smith, was also transported to the Muskogee hospital. A one-year-old male of Fort Smith was also treated and released at the Muskogee hospital. The OHP does not release the names of juveniles. By Sally Maxwell, Senior News Director

 

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