July 22, 2022
By News Director Jared Atha
A two vehicle crash near Duke in Jackson County involving two Erick teenagers sent three to the hospital.
According to the crash report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 12:53 p.m. Thursday.
The report said a 2017 Ford Fusion was traveling southbound on Oklahoma State Highway 34 and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 62.
A 2013 Freightliner semi-truck driven by 25-year-old Jair Rubio of Dallas, Texas, was eastbound on U.S. 62 and struck the Ford Fusion in the front passenger door.
The Ford Fusion came to rest in the road about 120 feet from the site of the impact.
The semi-truck came to rest in the south ditch, and Rubio was pinned for around 30 minutes before being freed by Altus Fire and Rescue using the jaws of life.
Rubio was flown from the scene by Survival Flight EMS to United Regional in Wichita Falls, Texas where he was admitted in good condition with leg injuries.
The driver of the Ford Fusion, 18-year-old Jaythan Higginbotham of Erick was transported by EMS to Jackson County Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released for internal trunk injuries.
The passenger of the Ford Fusion, 18-year-old Aydon Guevara also of Erick was transported by EMS to Jackson County Memorial Hospital, then transferred to United Regional in Wichita Falls. He was admitted in good condition with trunk internal and arm injuries.
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