TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KOKH) — A Kansas man died in a car accident early Friday along Highway 64 near mile marker 17.
Emergency crews responded to the crash shortly before 5 a.m. Investigators reported that the vehicle crossed left of center, exited the roadway, and entered a ditch.
The vehicle subsequently struck a culvert, which caused it to become airborne. The driver, identified as 40-year-old Chance Hartsell, was ejected from the vehicle.
Hartsell was pronounced dead at the scene. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the incident; further details on road conditions and potential contributing factors have not been released.