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4 teenagers taken to hospitals after a crash near Woodward

The 42-year-old driver of a second vehicle involved was found to be under the influence of alcohol, according to a report from OHP

4 teenagers taken to hospitals after a crash near Woodward

The 42-year-old driver of a second vehicle involved was found to be under the influence of alcohol, according to a report from OHP

ALL RIGHT. WE’LL TALK TO YOU SOON. DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. POWER NOW BACK ON AFTER A RUNAWAY SUSPECT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE LAST NIGHT. SO IT HAPPENED AROUND 930. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE CHASED THAT SUSPECT WHO CRASHED NEAR NORTHWEST 36TH AND MERIDIAN. POLICE SAY THEY CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE AND BLEW OUT A TRANSFORMER. THIS MORNING. WE DID CHECK WITH OG AND E AND POWER IS NOW BACK ON FOR THAT AREA. ALSO DEVELOPING THIS MORNING, A MAN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORCYCLE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AROUND 7:00 NEAR PERKINS. HE WAS ON US 177 WHEN HE CRASHED. FIRST RESPONDERS RUSHING HIM TO OU HEALTH IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND RIGHT NOW THE CRASH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. AN A MISSING MAN WITH TIES TO MUSKOGEE AND STILLWATER WAS FOUND DEAD IN NORTH TEXAS. WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE HUNT COUNTY SHERIFF’S JUST NORTHEAST OF DALLAS SAID 70 YEAR-OLD MARK DOBSON WAS REPORTED MISSING ON MARCH 5TH AT HIS HOME IN WOLFE CITY. THEY SAY HE SUFFERED FROM ALZHEIMER’S AND RIGHT NOW, HIS CAUSE OF DEATH HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. DEVELOPING THIS MORNING, SHAWNEE POLICE HOPING THIS NEW SKETCH HELPS THEM IDENTIFY A WOMAN. HER REMAINS WERE FOUND ON DECEMBER 16TH IN SHAWNEE. POLICE SAY SOMEONE FOUND A SKULL ON TOP OF A BLACK TRASH BAG NEAR COLONIAL IN. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO LEADS ON WHO THIS WOMAN IS, BUT THEY ARE HOPING AGAIN. THIS SKETCH WILL FINALLY LEAD TO SOME ANSWERS. NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD MAYBE IDENTIFY THE PERSON OF WHAT THE PERSON COULD POSSIBLY LOOK LIKE, AND AT LEAST TRY TO FIND AND WHO IT IS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE FAMILY SOME CLOSURE. IF YOU RECOGNIZE HER, SHAWNEE POLICE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL THEIR TIP LINE. ALSO DEVELOPING THIS MORNING, THE TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL NOT PRESS CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF NEXT BENEDICT, THE NON-BINARY STUDENT DIED IN FEBRUARY, ONE DAY AFTER A FIGHT INSIDE A SCHOOL BATHROOM. EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED THE DEATH AS A SUICIDE. THE DA NOW SAYING THEY’RE LEFT WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. AND NOW PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING CHANGE THAT THEY WANT TO SEE FROM SCHOOL OFFICIALS. THEY SAY THEY’D LIKE TO SEE THESE SITUATIONS TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY. IN FEBRUARY, WE TOOK 1097 CALLS FROM KIDS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. THAT WAS OVER A 238% INCREASE FROM OUR TYPICAL 350 CALLS A MONTH. IF WE CAN’T REPORT IT TO OUR OUR SENATORS, OUR GOVERNORS, OUR PRESIDENT, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT CHILDREN ARE GOING TO WANT TO POINT IT OUT TO THEIR TEACHERS OR THEIR PRINCIPALS WHEN NOTHING’S GOING TO HAPPEN? THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS NOW INVESTIGATING OWASSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 802. OKLAHOMA CONGRESSMAN TOM COLE HAS ANNOUNCED HE’S RUNNING FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. COLE HAS BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2009, OVERSEEING THE SPENDING AND BUDGETING ON SOME OF THE NATION’S LARGEST PROGRAMS. IN A STATEMENT, HE SAYS AS CHAIRMAN, HE WOULD ENSURE THAT AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS ARE NOT WASTED OR ABUSED, AND HE SAYS HE BELIEVES HE’S THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE JOB. WE’RE LOOKING AHEAD TO THIS WEEK. FREEDOM OKLAHOMA IS HOSTING EVENTS FOR TRANS WEEK OF ADVOCACY AND ACTION, A WEEK OF OPPORTUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER AND CREATE SAFETY AND JOY FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING INDIVIDUALS. THEY PLAN TO HOST MEETINGS IN TULSA. ALSO, A HEARING AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND TRAINING AT THE OKC METRO LIBRARY. THEY ALSO HAVE A RALLY PLANNED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING THIS THURSDAY. AND HAPPENING ON THE AT THE CAPITOL MONDAY IS THE FILM AND MUSIC DAY. IT’S A TIME TO BRING TOGETHER STATE LEGISLATORS AND LOCAL FILM AND MUSIC PROFESSIONALS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF THE STATE’S FILM INDUSTRY. HERE, MORE THAN 50 BOOTHS WILL BE ON DISPLAY. IT’S FROM TEN TO DO TO TWO ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CAPITOL. FIREFIGHTERS IN GUTHRIE LEARN SOME NEW TECHNIQUES THIS WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THEY LEARNED HOW TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY IS INVOLVING NEWER VEHICLES, HYBRIDS OR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. CREATE NEW CHALLENGES FOR THEM. THEY SAY. THESE NEWER MODELS REQUIRE NEW TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES LIKE WORKING AROUND HIGH STRENGTH STEEL TO ADVANCE RESTRAINTS AND TECHNOLOGY. SOME OF THE MATERIALS COULD EVEN ELECTROCUTE FIREFIGHTERS, SOME OF THEM. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME THEY’VE GOTTEN TO USE THESE TOOLS, BECAUSE MOST EVERYONE YOU SEE OUT HERE IS WITH A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO THEY DON’T RECEIVE THE FUNDING THAT MOST OF YOUR CITY FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE. SO THIS IS A GREAT EVENT THAT WE’RE ABLE TO BRING TO THEM. UM, THIS TRAINING WAS FREE THANKS TO
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4 teenagers taken to hospitals after a crash near Woodward

The 42-year-old driver of a second vehicle involved was found to be under the influence of alcohol, according to a report from OHP

Four teenagers were taken to hospitals after a crash Saturday night near Woodward. Open the video player above for more top headlines. At around 10:55 p.m., a Dodge Charger with four people inside was making a U-turn on County Road 202, approximately two-and-a-half miles south of Woodward. A man driving a Nissan Armada did not see the Dodge and struck the vehicle on its driver's side, according to a crash report from the Department of Public Safety. The Nissan's driver was found to be under the influence of alcohol, according to the report. The 42-year-old man was taken to a hospital in Woodward, where he was treated and released. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe 17-year-old driver of the Dodge was pinned before being extricated by the Woodward Fire Department and flown to OU Health. He was admitted in stable condition, according to the report. A family member confirmed to KOCO 5 that he has since died.An 18-year-old passenger was also flown to OU Health and admitted in stable condition. A 16-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were taken to a Woodward hospital and were in stable condition, according to a report. KOCO 5 reached out to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for an update on the victims' conditions, but one was not available as of Sunday evening. Top Headlines TIMELINE: Severe storms bring a risk of golf ball-sized hail, tornadoes to Oklahoma March Madness Day 3 recap What concerts are coming to Oklahoma this spring? Sheriff: Missing 70-year-old man with ties to Oklahoma found dead Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William 'extremely moved' by support since her cancer reveal

Four teenagers were taken to hospitals after a crash Saturday night near Woodward.

Open the video player above for more top headlines.

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At around 10:55 p.m., a Dodge Charger with four people inside was making a U-turn on County Road 202, approximately two-and-a-half miles south of Woodward. A man driving a Nissan Armada did not see the Dodge and struck the vehicle on its driver's side, according to a crash report from the Department of Public Safety.

The Nissan's driver was found to be under the influence of alcohol, according to the report. The 42-year-old man was taken to a hospital in Woodward, where he was treated and released.

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The 17-year-old driver of the Dodge was pinned before being extricated by the Woodward Fire Department and flown to OU Health. He was admitted in stable condition, according to the report.

A family member confirmed to KOCO 5 that he has since died.

An 18-year-old passenger was also flown to OU Health and admitted in stable condition. A 16-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were taken to a Woodward hospital and were in stable condition, according to a report.

KOCO 5 reached out to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for an update on the victims' conditions, but one was not available as of Sunday evening.


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