George Thayer, 75, killed in rear-end collision while stuck behind a slow-moving farm tractor on U.S. 69 outside of Wagoner, Oklahoma

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Mon, 08/31/2015 - 2:38pm

Accident Date:

Thursday, August 20, 2015

One dead in Oklahoma crash

A man died in an Oklahoma crash on Thursday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. George Thayer, 75, of Wagoner, died in a collision about 2:10 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 69 about 2.4 miles south of Wagoner, patrol reported. Thayer, who was dead at the scene, was driving a pickup south on U.S. 69 behind a tractor with flashers on when the pickup was struck from the rear by a truck driven by Richard Stanley, 60, of Latham, Ill.

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Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Elderly Drivers, Rear-End Collisions, Tractors and Farming Equipment, Seat Belt Usage

People Involved:

George Thayer

Richard Stanley

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