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Tulsa Bridge Crash Sends Car Onto I-244, Injures 1-Year-Old

Police request witnesses during an evaluation of possible charges.

Overview

  • A car carrying three people fell from a bridge onto eastbound I-244 in Tulsa early Saturday, landing on its roof after a 15-foot drop.
  • Inside were a 17-year-old driver, an 18-year-old passenger, and a 1-year-old who was not in a car seat and is expected to recover after hospital treatment.
  • Police said the teen driver failed to stop at a stop sign, hit a curb, went airborne over a drainage ditch, crashed through a fence, and fell onto the interstate.
  • Dispatchers reported hearing a child crying as officers and Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers shut lanes to let firefighters and EMS reach the wreck.
  • The investigation is ongoing, charges are possible, and police asked witnesses to call 918-596-9222 and reference case 2026-016957.