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Gene Hogan, 53, killed and Debra Jones, 40, critically injured after hydroplaning caused motorcycle to crash on U.S. 412 near 145th West Avenue in Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Modified Date: 
Thu, 07/23/2015 - 3:55pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, July 23, 2015

One dead, one critical after motorcycle crash on U.S. 412 near Sand...

One dead, one critical after motorcycle crash on U.S. 412 near Sand Springs

One person is dead and another is critically injured after a motorcycle crash on U.S. 412 near Sand Springs on Wednesday night, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. George Hogan, 53, of Sand Springs was riding a 1993 Honda Gold Wing motorcycle west on U.S. 412 near 145th West Avenue, 2 miles west of Sand Springs, just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Debra Jones, 40, also of Sand Springs, was riding as a passenger, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report. The motorcycle hydroplaned, ran off the left side of the roadway and struck a cable barrier before coming to rest on the westbound shoulder, the report states.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Motorcycle Accident, Hydroplaning, Road Closures, Road Departure, Weather Conditions
People Involved: 
Gene Hogan
Debra Jones
Roadway: 
U.S. 412 near 145th West Avenue
City: 
Sand Springs, OK
County: 
Tulsa County, OK
Area: 
Tulsa, OK

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