Nicholas K. Nair, 20, Gavin A. Short, 19, and Drake H. Brooks, 22, killed in collision involving semi truck on Interstate 35 near Tonkawa, Oklahoma
Grayslake man among 3 college students killed in Oklahoma crash after storm chasing(link is external)
Short and Brooks were passengers in the vehicle, which became disabled and was blocking the outside lane of the interstate, the highway patrol said in a report. A semi-truck traveling in the southbound lanes crashed into the stopped Volkswagen.
Grayslake man among 3 meteorology students killed in Oklahoma crash(link is external)
A Grayslake 19-year-old and two other University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed in a crash when their vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer rig in northern Oklahoma late Friday, according to a crash report.
Tornado rips through Kansas; 3 University of Oklahoma meteorology students killed in crash(link is external)
More than 1,000 buildings were affected when a strong twister swept through Andover on Friday evening, according to authorities. In the daylight Saturday, emergency crews found a more widespread path of destruction than was earlier estimated.
OU meteorology students killed in car crash honored with memorial scholarship (link is external)
Drake Brooks, Nic Nair and Gavin Short are known as three students who had a passion for weather.
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