Tahlequah teen girl dies after Saturday crash
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (KFOR) - A 15-year-old Tahlequah girl was killed after a crash Saturday afternoon.
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a 2006 Dodge Ram driven by 18-year-old Aubrie Lyman crashed eight miles north of Tahlequah while allegedly going at unsafe speeds.
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Inside the vehicle were several children including a 10-year-old, two 15-year-olds, a 13-year-old, and another 18-year-old. All of those in the vehicle were from Tahlequah.
Authorities reported that around 3:30 p.m. the vehicle was headed north when it failed to negotiate a curve to the left, left the roadway, and overturned several times.
At one point one of the 15-year-olds was ejected during the roll and later died at the hospital.
The 15-year-old girl who was ejected was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash according to police.
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The cause of the crash according to the report from OHP was that the driver was going at an unsafe speed.