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Rock Quarry Crash Kills 3, Injures 1
posted 09/06/09
6:48 pm
The accident happened early Saturday morning at the quarry near 129th E. Ave. and 46th St. N.
EMSA was notified about a crash around 3:30 a.m., but they could not find it. The lone survivor was able to call 911 about an hour after the crash.
Amanda Stone, 19, of Cleveland, Okla. gave rescuers enough information to locate the wreckage. EMSA released portions of the 911 call.
Amanda: I was going through a whole bunch of stoplights and the stoplights stopped. I was going through just a regular paved road that had patches all over it and I was going south and I blacked out and I don't remember!
Operator: Now you said the road had what on it?
Amanda: Like, filled in bumps and there's a cliff!
Tulsa police said it appeared the truck's occupants had been drinking.
According to the police report, the truck crashed through a gate at the mining complex and crashed upon 2 boulders.
It teetered on the boulders and then fell nearly 125 feet to the bottom of the mining pit.
All the people in the truck were ejected. Twenty-five-year-old Troy Adams, 28-year-old Mark Gaches and 21-year-old Andrea Merriman all died at the scene.
Amanda Stone is currently in intensive care at a Tulsa hospital.
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posted by: shovelhead72 on 3:01 pm on 09/15/09
bigdog001 wrote:
I agree. Alcohol should be illegal and this is a prime example. It is addictive and when you have had too much, it really does impair your judgment as shown in this instance. It is unfortunate for everybody involved and I understand that but something has got to be done or this will become more common and I know that there are hundreds of thousands of people out there that will agree with me.
I agree. Alcohol should be illegal and this is a prime example. It is addictive and when you have had too much, it really does impair your judgment as shown in this instance. It is unfortunate for everybody involved and I understand that but something has got to be done or this will become more common and I know that there are hundreds of thousands of people out there that will agree with me.
Prohibition was repealed. Perhaps the drinking age should be raised to 35. Or our almighty government could pass a law requiring all vehicles to come equipped with tamper-proof breathalyzers. Failing that, we could start issuing licences to breed, and require all prospective parents to take an IQ test. Come on, People: Educate your children and provide a sober example for them to follow. This is the best way to prevent drinking and driving under the influence of alcohol...but maybe that's just too hard?
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