Whitney Westmoreland, 18, dead in crash with school bus on East/West 450 Road in Claremore, Oklahoma
Modified Date:
Fri, 05/08/2015 - 12:30pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
OHP Identifies Teen Killed In Wreck With School Bus Near Claremore
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a high school student died when her vehicle slid into a Claremore Sequoyah school bus northeast of Claremore Wednesday morning. The OHP identified the teen as Whitney Westmoreland, 18, of Claremore
Student killed in crash with Sequoyah Public Schools bus near Claremore
"The accident has hit our school and community right in the heart," the school's superintendent, Terry M. Saul, said in a statement. "We are focusing on our people. We are comforting and counseling with students and employees that are in need.
Teen driver killed in bus crash near Claremore identified
Officials said only two students on the bus was injured. FOX23 later learned a mother took a student in after complaints of neck pain.
Whitney Westmoreland was driving on East/West 450 Road when her vehicle began to run off the pavement and she overcorrected, causing her vehicle to slide into the path of a school bus. She sustained fatal injuries. She was wearing a seat belt and the airbags of her vehicle deployed. Two of the students on the bus suffered minor head injuries, but no one else was injured.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Whitney Westmoreland
Roadway:
East/West 450 RoadCity:
Claremore, OKCounty:
Rogers County, OKArea:
Tulsa, OK
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