According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a Spiro resident was injured in an accident that occurred on May 2, 2020 at approximately 9:29 pm on US Highway 59, 1/10 of a mile north of State Highway 31, in LeFlore County.
According to the report, a 2007 GMC Sierra driven by Michael Taylor, age 19 of Shady Point and his 15 year old female passenger were south bound on US Highway 59 when he departed the roadway to the left entering the median, rolling the vehicle two times and ejecting the passenger. The vehicle came to rest in the north bound lane of US Highway 59.
Taylor was not injured. The passenger was transported by Air E-vac to St. John Hospital in Tulsa, OK with head injuries.
She was admitted in critical condition. The accident was investigated by the OHP, LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office, Panama Police Department, LeFlore County EMS, Panama Volunteer Fire Department, Spiro Volunteer Fire Department, and Air E-vac.
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