Lawton, OK — There was a serious accident reported in the middle of February that police now believe may have been alcohol-related. They said that on Wednesday, February 11, a car accident in rural Lawton injured two men along Bethel Road. Later, they said that the driver, 27-year old Christopher Ferree, had been charged with DUI.
The passenger in his car, 42-year old Brian Murdock, was also injured in the accident and had to be taken to a hospital along with Ferree that night. The actual accident happened at about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bethel Road and Woodlawn Road, in rural Lawton.
Police said that Ferree was driving his pickup truck south on Bethel Road that night with Murdock as a passenger when he lost control and crashed into a ditch off the roadway. His car then drove through a fence and stopped after colliding into a tree. The accident left Murdock hospitalized for a week, though Ferree was treated and released. However, police thought that he was under the influence of alcohol and later charged him with DUI.
More investigation was expected.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
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