Three Oklahomans die in accidents

Published: October 13, 2008

Three Oklahomans died in weekend vehicle accidents, according to officials.

→Alvin Lee Harrison III, 7, Beggs

Harrison died after a sport utility vehicle crash about 2 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 35 near Wellsville, Kan. The Kansas State Highway Patrol said the boy was thrown from the vehicle. The patrol said Ravin Harrison, 28, of Del City lost control of the SUV. Two other children in the vehicle — an 8-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy — were taken to a Kansas City, Mo., hospital. Their conditions were not released.

→Deborah Fay Bates, 52, Stilwell

Bates died when the car she was driving north on U.S. 59, a mile north of Watts, crossed the center line to pass another vehicle and struck a southbound pickup head-on about 9:50 a.m. Sunday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Bates died at the scene. The driver of the pickup, Scott Dwaine Fisher, 45, of Westville was taken to an Arkansas hospital in good condition. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

→Ronald E. Mayo, 27, Fort Gibson

Mayo died about 7:45 a.m. Sunday southwest of Hulbert, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Mayo was northbound on State Highway 80 when his pickup ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree, troopers said. He died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.

From Staff Reports

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