Following the two-vehicle wreck in Alfalfa County Monday, Survival Flight flew from their base in Alva to Cherokee to pick up a three-year-old who was injured.
Three people, including a three-year-old child, were injured when two vehicles collided at an intersection in Alfalfa County Monday.
The child was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to the Cherokee Airport where she was flown by Survival Flight to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was admitted in stable condition with head injuries.
One driver, Brandy Taylor Harrison, 24, of Cherokee, was transported by Alfalfa County EMS to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was admitted in stable condition for head and trunk injuries.
The other driver, Adam Rodger Cloyd, 24, of Cherokee, was transported from the scene by Alva EMS to Share Medical Center in Alva. He was treated for minor injuries and released.
The collision occurred Monday, April 15, at 4:09 p.m. at the intersection of two county roads located one mile north and two miles west of Cherokee. Cloyd was driving a 2022 Ford F-250 south on County Road 590. Harrison was driving a 2006 Dodge Magnum east on Harmon Road. Both vehicles entered the uncontrolled intersection. Cloyd failed to yield to the right of way and struck the Harrison vehicle, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.
The Cloyd pickup left the roadway, rolling one quarter turn, coming to rest in the southeast ditch. The Harrison vehicle came to rest in an open field southeast of the intersection. The child was a passenger in the Harrison vehicle.
The cause of the collision is listed as failure to yield right of way.
Trooper Kris Franta investigated, assisted by Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office, Alfalfa County EMS, Cherokee Police Department, Cherokee Fire Department, Alva Fire Department, Alva EMS and Survival Flight.
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