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Deadly construction zone crash in Garvin County
Sunday, June 23rd 2024, 2:05 PM CDT
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GARVIN COUNTY, Okla. (KTEN) — A construction zone crash ended in death for a driver on State Highway 7 in Garvin County on Saturday afternoon.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said 21-year-old James Martinez of Duncan was traveling east on State Highway 7 when his vehicle hit the back of a Ram pickup truck pulling a 32-foot flatbed trailer. The pickup truck had been stopped by a flagman due to construction between Hennepin and Davis.
OHP reported Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt.
His passenger was treated and released at a nearby hospital. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured.