Local truck driver involved in Oklahoma crash

One person is dead after a crash Sunday afternoon in the rain in Oklahoma according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

OHP said at around 2:40 p.m., a vehicle traveling eastbound on the Turner Turnpike began to hydroplane approximately 3 miles west of Kellyville.

After hydroplaning, OHP said the vehicle struck a second vehicle, a semitruck driven by 53-year-old William Dickey of Iowa Park.

OHP said the first vehicle then departed the roadway to the left before striking a concrete barrier. Both vehicles then caught fire.

Dickey was uninjured in the crash, however, OHP said the driver of the other vehicle, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead on scene by the Kellyville Fire Department.

OHP Report

Fatality collision occurred on 11-03-2024 at approximately 1442 hours on the Turner Turnpike eastbound approximately 600 feet west of mile marker 208.5 approximately 3 miles west of Kellyville, OK in Creek County.

Vehicle-1: 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Name Withheld, Pending Next of Kin. Pronounced deceased on scene by Kellyville fire department.

Vehicle-2: 2022 Freightliner driven by William Dickey (SIC) white male, age 53, of Wichita County, TX. Not injured.

What happened: Vehicle-1 and Vehicle-2 were travelling eastbound on the Turner Turnpike. Vehicle-1 hydroplaned striking Vehicle-2. Vehicle-1 then departed the roadway to the left striking the concrete barrier. Vehicle-1 and Vehicle-2 then caught fire.

Condition of Driver Vehicle-1: Under Investigation

Condition of Driver Vehicle-2: Apparently Norman

Cause of collision: Unsafe speed for weather conditions

Weather: Rain

Roadway: Wet

Seatbelts: Equipped in both/ Vehicle-1: under investigation

Vehicle-2: In use

Airbags: Equipped in Vehicle-1 only/Vehicle-1: Under investigation

Pinned: None

Ejected: None

DOT Number: 913300

Investigated by Captain Medlin #55 of Troop B. Assisted by Trooper Cochran #667 of Troop B, Trooper Spears #631 of the Turner Turnpike, Trooper Lawley #721 of Troop B, Trooper Beaver #888 of the Creek Turnpike, Trooper Parish #373 of the Traffic Homicide Unit, Creek County Sheriffs Office, and Kellyville Fire Department.

“This report is based on the troopers investigation of this collision. It may contain the opinion of the trooper.”