The crash occurred at the intersection of Robinson Street and Flood Avenue.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Robinson Street and Flood Avenue.
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The crash occurred at the intersection of Robinson Street and Flood Avenue.
A fatal car crash in Norman killed two drivers on Tuesday morning.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Robinson Street and Flood Avenue. KOCO 5 learned that one of those drivers may have been under the influence.
Police said a 34-year-old driver was stopped at a red light on Robinson when another car crashed into him from behind. Authorities said both drivers were killed on impact.
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“When officers got on scene, it was a really difficult scene,” said Sarah Schettler, the public information officer for the Norman Police Department.
Around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, two drivers were killed instantly after police said one of them crashed into the other at a high rate of speed. Neighbors told KOCO 5 they woke up to sirens.
“That initial vehicle that was stopped at the red light was pushed across the entire intersection into a traffic pole there and then the other vehicle rolled once and caught on fire,” Schettler said.
Authorities said a 34-year-old man was driving a Nissan Altima when he was hit by a 30-year-old man driving a Nissan Murano. Norman police said alcohol could be a factor.
“We are still working to investigate for a cause, but we do know at this time there was evidence of alcohol and impairment with the driver that hit the other driver from behind. Just causing a vehicle that’s completely stopped to push across a large intersection like that and impact another object, we know there was a lot of speed involved in this collision,” Schettler said.
Authorities are still investigating the accident. Officers are working on reconstructing the scene along with gathering toxicology reports.
Police are still working on notifying the family before releasing the victim’s names.
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