1 DEPUTY INJURED IN I-40 ACCIDENT, TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
Ponca City Now - January 5, 2024 1:22 pm
A Canadian County deputy has been transported to the hospital after a collision on Interstate 40 Westbound near Garth Brooks Boulevard, Friday morning officials say.
There is a heavy presence of police and other emergency crews on the scene, which may cause traffic backup.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the deputy was conducting a traffic stop when an oncoming vehicle sideswiped the deputy’s truck, sending the deputy flying into a ditch.
Troopers arrived to find the deputy in the ditch.
The deputy was transported to the hospital.
OHP is investigating and talking to the drivers of the initial traffic stop and the vehicle that struck the Deputy.
There is no update on the deputy’s condition.
