Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and Broadway Street in Byng, Oklahoma.
What Happened: A passenger vehicle allegedly failed to yield at the intersection and collided with a tractor-trailer.
Participants:
- Katherine Hall
- Tractor-trailer driver
- Tractor-trailer passenger
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Katherine Hall, 32, killed
- Tractor-trailer driver, injured
- Tractor-trailer passenger, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, October 12th, 2020, around 5:45 in the morning, a tractor-trailer accident with an SUV claimed the life of a 32-year-old woman. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 377 and Broadway Street in Byng, Oklahoma.
Law enforcement spokespeople said that 32-year-old Katherine Hall was killed when the SUV she was driving allegedly failed to yield at the intersection and was hit by an 18-wheeler. Emergency responders pronounced Hall dead of her injuries at the scene. The driver and a passenger of the tractor-trailer were treated for unknown injuries at a nearby hospital.
Google Streetview shows Highway 377 as a four lane thoroughfare separated by a wide, grassy median. The intersection with Broadway Street is a two-way stop.
Officials are still working to determine all the factors that may have contributed to the accident.