Investigators release cause of Oklahoma wreck that killed 5
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November 23, 2017
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has released the cause of a crash that killed five students from Northeastern State University earlier this year.
In a report issued Wednesday, investigators say the Sept. 17 wreck near Tahlequah was caused by unsafe speed on a curve and a wet roadway. The investigators' report says that the driver, 18-year-old Donovan Caldwell of Muskogee, was not impaired at the time of the crash.
The truck went off the road, slammed through a guardrail and plummeted about 35 feet (11 meters) into a creek, landing on its top.
Caldwell was killed in the wrec...
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