The Oklahoma Highway Patrol released reports of two recent crashes with direct injuries involved. According to the report filed by Trooper Kendrick Johnson, the first one occurred at approximately 12:56 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of State Highway 54 and 960 Road, north of Weatherford. Kimberly Jo Siegle, 21, of Weatherford, was driving northbound on S.H. 54. She slowed to turn west onto 960 Road and was struck from behind by a vehicle operated by Roy Laverne Plummer, 61, of Watonga. Plummer told the trooper he was distracted when reaching for his drink. Plummer’s vehicle struck the rear driver’s side of Siegle’s vehicle with the front passenger’s side bumper.

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