{"id":4166,"date":"2025-01-03T09:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T09:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawtondailynews.com\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2025-01-03T09:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T09:33:56","slug":"oklahoma-city-woman-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-near-okarche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enidpost.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/oklahoma-city-woman-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-near-okarche\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Okarche"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden @container\/thread\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nzrwu-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-nzrwu-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full scroll-mb-[var(--thread-trailing-height,150px)] text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"60a48073-6678-41d9-83a6-7d85610e9433\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Oklahoma City, OK &#8211; A 74-year-old woman from Oklahoma City died Thursday afternoon following a single-vehicle crash along Oklahoma Highway 3 near Okarche. The incident occurred just before 3:20 p.m. when Veronica Higgins was traveling westbound on the highway.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Higgins&#8217; vehicle veered off the road, struck a tree, and eventually came to a stop in a nearby creek. Authorities have stated that the cause of the crash was a medical incident, with reports indicating that Higgins was \u201capparently ill\u201d at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. The crash remains under investigation, though it appears that her health condition led to the loss of control of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>This tragic incident serves as a reminder of the potential risks associated with medical emergencies while driving. Authorities are urging all drivers to be mindful of their health and to seek medical attention if they experience any concerning symptoms before getting behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pr-2 lg:pr-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent w-full\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma City, OK &#8211; A 74-year-old woman from Oklahoma City died Thursday afternoon following a single-vehicle crash along Oklahoma Highway 3 near Okarche. The incident occurred just before 3:20 p.m. when Veronica Higgins was traveling westbound on the highway. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Higgins&#8217; vehicle veered off the road, struck a tree, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oklahoma City Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Okarche - Enid Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enidpost.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/oklahoma-city-woman-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-near-okarche\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oklahoma City Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Okarche - Enid Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oklahoma City, OK &#8211; A 74-year-old woman from Oklahoma City died Thursday afternoon following a single-vehicle crash along Oklahoma Highway 3 near Okarche. 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