{"id":48552,"date":"2020-08-10T03:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T08:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3090326-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=48552"},"modified":"2020-08-10T03:08:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T08:08:56","slug":"head-on-collision-leaves-one-dead-one-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frasierlaw.com\/?p=48552","title":{"rendered":"Head-on collision leaves one dead, one injured"},"content":{"rendered":"

A person died and another person was recovering in a local hospital in critical condition after a head-on collision in Tulsa.<\/p>\n

Police who investigated the accident said<\/a> that the driver of a pickup truck was traveling on a city street with two-way traffic. For some reason, the driver crossed over the center of the highway and slammed into a vehicle going the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

The person who was in the vehicle going the correct direction died at the scene of the accident. The driver of the pickup also suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n

The police offered no explanation for why the driver of the pickup crossed into the path of oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n

Head-on collisions can happen easily when drivers aren\u2019t careful<\/h2>\n

This case may serve as a useful reminder to Oklahoma residents about how easy it is to be involved in a head-on collision at high speeds.<\/p>\n

Many of the Tulsa\u2019s streets and expressways, including those where drivers typically travel above 40 miles per hour, are two-way traffic, where only a foot or two separate vehicles going in opposite directions.<\/p>\n

Moreover, many of Oklahoma\u2019s rural roads and highways are also two lane.<\/p>\n

Of course, drunk, drugged, and even drowsy drivers are likely to cause a serious head-on collision<\/a> since they tend to drift out of their lanes.<\/p>\n

However, even someone who is texting and driving, trying to make a phone call, eating or just not paying full attention to the road for some other reason can easily wind up in the path of an oncoming vehicle.<\/p>\n

Likewise, drivers who do not adjust for factors like high wind or heavy rain, both common in Oklahoma, can wind up sliding across the center of a road an into the wrong lane.<\/p>\n

Drivers have to take care to stay in their own lane of traffic. If they fail to do so for whatever reason, they or their insurance companies may owe compensation.<\/p>\n

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A person died and another person was recovering in a local hospital in critical condition after a head-on collision in Tulsa. Police who investigated the accident said that the driver of a pickup truck was traveling on a city street with two-way traffic. For some reason, the driver crossed over the center of the highway […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motor-vehicle-accidents"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t