By Associated Press - Saturday, May 6, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 79-year-old Skiatook man was killed after his pickup ran off the road and hit a bridge rail.

The patrol says in a preliminary report that Perry Newman died in the Friday evening crash about three miles west of the Tulsa suburb of Owasso.

The patrol says Newman was traveling southbound when his pickup ran off the road, struck the bridge rail and came to a rest in a ditch.

People were interested in these podcasts

Newman was pronounced dead at the scene from massive internal injuries.

The report said Newman wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.

Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.

Story Topics

Please read our comment policy before commenting.