2 Killed In Head-On Crash On State Highway 9 In Pottawatomie County

A man and woman are dead following a crash Sunday on State Highway 9, authorities confirm.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified Juan Jeronimo, 19, and Charlotte Zierke, 44, as the victims.

OHP said it happened around 6:40 p.m. just east of Drummond Road, four miles south of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma.

Zierke was traveling eastbound and for unknown reasons veered left of the center lane, striking Jeronimo's vehicle head-on, OHP reports.

Both were pinned in their vehicles for over 20 minutes before being extricated.

OHP said Jeronimo died at the scene and Zierke was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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