George Baker Jr., 82, dead after high-speed boat collision on Oologah Lake in Rogers County, Oklahoma
1 confirmed dead after Oologah Lake boat crash
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Rogers County Sheriff's Office was contacted by a boater who said a second boat hit him at a high rate of speed.
Update: Talala man, 82, dies in Lake Oologah boat collision
The collision happened about 12:10 p.m. when a boater — later identified as 58-year-old Sammie Smith — called the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office and told a dispatcher that another boat had crashed into his at a high speed. Smith said he couldn’t see the other boat’s driver.
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