Local resident injured in single-vehicle crash

A serious personal injury collision occurred on US-266, eight miles west of Checotah in McIntosh County, on May 18, at approximately 5:30 p.m. The accident involved a single vehicle, a 2007 Ford F-250 driven by Kyle Dick, a 37-year-old resident of Henryetta.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), the Ford F-250 was traveling westbound on US-266 when it veered off the right side of the road. The vehicle struck a culvert and rolled multiple times before coming to a stop. During the accident, the victim was ejected from the vehicle.

Emergency responders arrived promptly at the scene, where the man was found to have sustained significant injuries, including head, external trunk and leg injuries. He was airlifted by Survival Flight to St. John Hospital in Tulsa, where he was admitted in stable condition.

At the time of the collision, the weather was clear and the roadway was dry. Preliminary investigations indicate that while the vehicle was equipped with seatbelts and airbags, the vicim was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. The airbags did deploy as designed.

The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation. Trooper Charles Epley of the McIntosh County Detachment of Troop C is leading the investigation.