A Memorial Day weekend accident in Okfuskee County claimed the lives of two Pauls Valley residents.
Killed in the one-vehicle wreck on Saturday were Lavon Sampson, 24, and Julia Jones, 26.
State troopers reported Sampson was driving a 2000 Chevy Tahoe westbound in U.S. Highway 62 when for an unknown reason the vehicle left the roadway.
The vehicle went into a broad slide before rolling five times and striking a utility pole.
Sampson was ejected approximately 5 feet from the vehicle’s point of rest, while Jones was thrown about 28 feet, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Both Sampson and Jones were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other passengers, also Pauls Valley residents, did make it out of the accident OK.
Holly Johnson, 24, was taken to a hospital in Prague, where she was treated for a head injury and released.
Not injured in the accident was Cody Fields, 25.
OHP troopers reported seat belts in the vehicle were not in use at the time of the accident.
Those same troopers also reported it appeared the vehicle was moving at an unsafe speed on the two-lane asphalt roadway and an odor of an alcoholic beverage was present for the driver.
Local News
Wreck claims 2 PV lives
- Local News
-
-
It’s now official for county trust
A Garvin County trio made it official Monday by creating a brand new public trust authority designed to help area school districts after bond issues are OK’d by voters.
-
DNA findings put trial on hold
A jury trial will have to wait for one of five suspects accused of committing home invasions in two Garvin County cities back in the fall of 2010.
-
Retirement is full circle for Paoli principal
Throughout the history of any town, whether it is as big as Oklahoma City or in this case as small as Paoli, there are always natives remembered for going above and beyond the rest.
-
Delta to stuff bus for soldiers
As Memorial Day weekend is set to offer yet another chance to celebrate in the names of individuals who have sacrificed so much for America, Delta Public Transit has plans to help those whose service is either current or much more recent.
-
Swinging summer
-
Splash time for pool project
Hoping to make a big splash while thinking outside the box are a number of officials involved in the planning for an outdoor swimming pool facility in Pauls Valley.
-
End of School Honors
-
PVGH program more familiar patient care
While not all of the wounds have healed since the most difficult changes to Pauls Valley General Hospital via a control shift over to the St. Anthony Health System took place, some of the brighter days have already come from a new care position started on March 5.
-
Sides drawn in shooting case
A shooting earlier this week has one Pauls Valley man awaiting criminal charges for what some witnesses described as action done to protect others.
-
Disposal site protest now official
Now it’s wait and see time for a bunch of Pauls Valley area landowners who have completed a petition opposing a proposed oil field waste disposal site.
- More Local News Headlines
-
FAMU Bandmates: Victim Volunteered to Be Hazed
Raw Video: Bride Who Faked Cancer Released
Raw Video: Tornado Appears During Wedding
HP to Cut 27,000 Jobs, Save Up to $3.5B
Inquiry Hears Wider Secret Service Misbehavior
Md. 911 Dispatcher Caught Sleeping on Job
Raw Video: Toddler Trapped in Washing Machine
Iowa Man With Zebra, Parrot in Truck Gets DUI
Egyptians Pick New President in Free Election
Giant Bull Head Draws Drivers to South Dakota
Astrodome Fades As Houston Decides Fate
Franciscan Files Tell Stories of Priest Abuse
Wildfire Destroys 2 Homes
Flight Diverted After Suspicious Note
Joplin Remembers Deadly Tornado, 1 Year Later
Panel Recommends Against Routine Prostate Test
Fired Lingerie Employee Claims Discrimination
Facebook Shares Continue Negative Slide
Cuba Waiting for Cyber Age to Come
8 Hurt in Oklahoma Shooting After NBA Playoff
