16-year-old male struck and killed on North Choctaw Avenue in Weleetka, Oklahoma
OHP: Crash that killed teen under investigation
Authorities say an Oklahoma teenager was killed after being hit by a pickup truck in Okfuskee County.
Shortly before 10 p.m. on Jan. 15, emergency crews were called to an accident along N. Choctaw Ave., just north of Weleetka.
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