Fatal One Vehicle Accident in Roger Mills County

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June 13, 2022

By News Director Jared Atha

A Reydon man died in a vehicle crash Saturday morning.

According to the accident report provided by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Damien Gibson died from injuries he suffered in the crash.

OHP said the crash occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. on State Highway 47, a half-mile west of County Road 1810, and seven miles west of Cheyenne in Rogers Mills County.

Officials said Gibson was driving a 2002 GMC pickup east on Oklahoma 47. The vehicle went off the roadway, hit a tree and stopped against a fence. He was ejected 10 feet from the vehicle.

He was not wearing his seatbelt when the crash occurred, according to OHP.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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