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November 19, 2008

Massive injuries kill crash victim

By BOB GIBBINS

TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS — STILWELL – A Stilwell woman died of massive injuries at the scene of a single-vehicle crash Tuesday near Stilwell.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified the victim as Sherri Sam, 44. She was transported by Hart Funeral Home in Stilwell.

The victim was a passenger in a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Sampson Sam, 45, who was transported to Washington Regional Hospital in Fayettevile, Ark. He was listed in serious condition with head, arm, leg, trunk internal and external injuries.

The Sam vehicle was eastbound on State Highway 51, two miles east of Stilwell, when the driver ran off the north side of the road and hit an embankment. The vehicle went airborne and rolled before coming to rest in a ravine. Seat belts were not in use, but both air bags deployed. Sherri was ejected 30 feet from the vehicle’s point of rest.

The crash, reported at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, was investigated by OHP Trooper Joshua Davies,Trooper Zachary Woods and Lt. Jason Holt.

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