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A Louisiana man died Monday after a head-on collision in Creek County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. About 5:55 a.m., Tilman Palmer, 76, of Amite City, La., was driving a pickup southbound on State Highway 48 just south of Carson Ridge Road. A northbound pickup, driven by Russell Foutch, 47, of Cushing, crossed the center line and hit Palmer’s pickup, troopers said. Palmer died at the scene. Foutch was taken to a Tulsa hospital in serious condition. Neither man wore seat belts, troopers said.

Arlie Clint Cates, 49, killed, Davied Van Orsdol, 49, injured, taken to hospital, after their vehicle leaves the State Highway 66 roadway near Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Date:

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Area:

Tulsa, OK

A fatal crash occurred Wednesday night in Creek County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. Arlie Clint Cates, 49, of Bristow, died from injuries suffered in a crash about 11:45 p.m. on State Highway 66 just west of W 271 Street, the patrol reports. Cates died in a Sapulpa hospital after the crash. Passenger Davied Van Orsdol, 49, of Bristow, was taken to a Tulsa hospital where he was treated for a back injury. Seat belts were not in use. Cates was driving east on SH 66 when he drove off the roadway. Cates and Orsdol were ejected.

William Hunter Miller 20, killed when he is struck by forklift In Creek County.

Date:

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Area:

Tulsa, OK

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 20-year-old worker was killed in a forklift accident at a Sapulpa manufacturing plant.

The highway patrol says the accident occurred early Friday at Paragon Industries, which manufactures metal tubing for the oil industry. According to a preliminary report, the forklift was being used to pick up some pipe on private property.

The highway patrol says William Hunter Miller of Jenks jumped on the side of the forklift but slipped and fell off. The highway patrol says Miller died after he was struck by one of the forklift's rear wheels.

William Walkup killed in car accident on State Highway 33.

Date:

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Area:

Tulsa, OK

A man died Sunday morning after his pickup hit a sport utility vehicle in Creek County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

About 9:20 a.m., William Walkup, 75, of Sapulpa, was driving westbound on State Highway 33 near 193 West Avenue. The pickup spun out on the slick road and crossed left of center. It hit a sport utility vehicle in the eastbound lanes driven by Michael Scalf, 42, of Bixby, troopers said.

Walkup died at the scene. Scalf was taken to a Tulsa hospital for treatment, troopers said.