Update from The Oklahoman:
Van crash survivors identified
Authorities have released the identities of survivors from a deadly crash involving a minivan and tractor trailer on Interstate 40 near Elk City on Sunday.
About 4 a.m., the eastbound minivan, carrying 12 adults, apparently hit a slick spot on the interstate and skidded across the median into westbound traffic, according to the patrol. An oncoming tractor-trailer smashed into the van.
Six men and one woman died in the wreck, said highway patrol Capt. Chris West.
The five survivors from the van are:
Gaudencio P. Perez, 17, of Mexico – taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for serious injuries;
Sergio Yanez-Martinez, – taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for serious injuries;
Mitxi Vasquez, 21, of Mexico – taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for serious injuries;
Pedro Valdez, 56, of Mexico – taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for minor injuries and has since been released;
Eurgencio V. Gonzalez, 20, of Durham, North Carolina – taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for serious injuries.
The patrol identified the truck driver as Donal Ray Reeves, 54, of Midwest City. He was not hurt in the accident.
Survivors from the van told the patrol they were en route from Arizona to North Carolina when the crash happened, West said.
. Lt. Bob Turner of the Elk City Police Department said the minivan apparently faced the tractor-trailer head-on at the time of impact.
"It was a horrible wreck. It just tore the van up. It crushed it," he said.
Sounds like so-called 'migrant workers'. Since the freeze has damaged lots of California crops, I'm sure the big $$$$$ will be on the east coast now...
I'm sure the victims all had great insurance to cover all those medical bills and vehicle repair bills, right?
Right?
Anyone?
Beuller??
Now the good citizens of Oklahoma get to pay for their medical care.