(Stillwater, Okla.) –According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports an accident occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 21, 2014. The accident happened on State Highway 51, 1/10 of a mile west of Union Road (2.9 miles east of Stillwater) in Payne County.
Robert Dean Burch (44) of Stillwater, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Pickup west bound on State Highway 51, in the inside lane when he became unconscious. His vehicle then left the roadway going down an embankment and striking a tree.
Burch was transported by LifeNet to Stillwater Medical Center, and then transferred to Saint Francis Hospital (Tulsa) where he was admitted in critical condition.
OHP reports that seat-belts were not in use, and the odor of alcohol was present.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
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