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A paramedic looks after Marvin Spears, whose car collided into the back of a pick-up and sparked a three-automobile accident Friday at Choctaw and 4th Street.
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Two wrecks send men to hospital
Two separate wrecks sent a 70-year-old man and a truck driver to the hospital on Friday afternoon.
The accidents happened within two hours of each other and both were inside the Chickasha city limits.
Marvin Spears, 70, suffered head trauma in an accident at Choctaw and 4th Street at about 2:15 p.m. Spears remained in his car for 30 or more minutes while paramedics secured his neck and head.
In a separate incident, a truck driver, who police did not identify, clipped the back end of a 2000 Mercury Villager and sent each vehicle flying into opposite ditches.
The truck driver was taken to the hospital, but none of the five people riding in the Villager were injured. This accident occured at about 1:30 p.m. on North Hwy. 81, near the train tracks.
NORTH HWY 81
* How It Happened: Felicia McDaniel of Minco was driving the Villager southbound on Hwy. 81. She was following a motorcycle, and the truck full of water bottles was following her, she said.
The leading motorcycle slowed to cross the train tracks, and McDaniel hit her brakes to avoid crashing into it. That’s when, McDaniel said, the truck driver tried to pull into the left lane and pass her. She said the truck clipped her left rear bumper and sent her flying into the west ditch and itself into the east ditch.
* Who Was There: McDaniel said the driver was the lone passenger in the truck. She was transporting five other people, including four children ages 2 to 11. Her grandmother, Lanoma Wallis, was in the passenger’s seat. Wallis owns the Villager. No one in the Wallis was hurt.
* Oddity: The Wallis family recently broke a taillight on vacation. Lanoma’s husband was in route to find a replacement when the accident happened Friday, she said. ... The truck flipped over and spilled water bottles with “Chickasha Sports Complex” labels all over the side of the road.
CHOCTAW & 4TH
* How It Happened: Wayne Carter of Chickasha was sitting in his Stephens Oil Truck at the stoplight at Choctaw and 4h Street. Pam Adams. also of Chickasha, was sitting second in line, behind Carter, in her black ‘97 GMC pickup.
Witness Everett Buchanan, Jr. said Marvin Spears plowed into the back of Adams’ pickup, causing it to smash into the back of Carter’s oil truck.
* Who Was There: Each automobile had just the single passenger.
* Oddity: “(Spears) never touched the brake,” witness Everett Buchanan, Jr. said. “He was speeding up all the way. He passed (me) at the Dairy Queen and (I) thought he was going to hit (me).” ... “I was stopped, had my seat belt on, and looked in the mirror and saw him coming,” said Carter, driver of the oil truck. “There wasn’t anything I could do but take it.” ... Carter’s truck was practically unharmed. He drove it away from the scene after police concluded investigating. ˚
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SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
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Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
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STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
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