Chickasha Man Critically Injured in Turnpike Wreck

A 21-year-old Chickasha man is in critical condition at an Oklahoma City hospital after apparently falling asleep at the wheel early Sunday morning.

Sunday, September 26th 2010, 11:59 am

By: News 9


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CHICKASHA, Oklahoma -- A 21-year-old Chickasha man is in critical condition at an Oklahoma City hospital after apparently falling asleep at the wheel early Sunday morning.

Troopers say James Daniel Merritt was northbound on Interstate 44 at mile marker 91 in Grady County at 7 a.m. when his car ran off the roadway to the right and went over the top of a guard rail. The four-door Mercury then rolled an unknown number of times before coming to rest in a ditch.

Merritt, who was wearing a seatbelt, was flown by medical helicopter in critical condition with head, trunk and leg injuries.

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