Woman dies in Tulsa accident

Ponca City Now - March 25, 2016 11:17 am

A fatal collision occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Friday on 33 rd W Ave. near 80 th St. S, approximately 5 feet west of Tulsa in Tulsa County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Corie Lynn Compston, 21, of Tulsa, was pronounced dead at the scene by Creek County EMS with massive injuries.

Compston was driving a 2009 Nissan Altima and was pinned for 1 hour and 38 minutes before she was freed by the Sapulpa Fire Department.

A passenger, Jackson W. Wilson, 25, of Tulsa, was transported by Creek County EMS to St. John Hospital in Tulsa, where he was admitted in stable condition with head and arm injuries, the patrol reported.

The patrol reported the car was southbound when it went left of center. Compston over-corrected and went into a broad slide. The car’s driver’s side struck a tree and split in half, the patrol said.

The patrol says its investigation is continuing.

 

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