Edmond Teenager’s Brutal Injury Saturday Reminder Of DUI Dangers

A metro 15-year-old suffered a horrific injury after she leaned out of a moving car and slammed her head into a mailbox. Edmond Police said the car was being driven by another teen who drove under the influence. 

Oklahoma State Troopers say life can take a turn because of someone else’s decision to drive. 

“There’s no reason for intoxicated driving,” said Trooper Eric Foster with Oklahoma Highway Patrol. 

Unfortunately, between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Foster said people often make these decisions.   

“These are the most deadly 100 days on a U.S. roadway,” Foster said. 

On Saturday night, Emily Ward with Edmond Police said a teenager was brutally hurt while riding with a friend who was allegedly driving intoxicated.   

“We knew there was an injured party but there was some confusion with the 911 call,” Ward said. “The driver swerved and made contact with a mailbox.”  

Police said the girl leaned her head out the window and hit her head on that mailbox. Police arrested the driver for DUI.  

“Doctors were not very hopeful taking her into surgery,” Ward said. 

However, Ward said things improved for this teenager over the weekend. 

“Thankfully she did make it through surgery, she is in stable condition,” Ward said. 

The same could not be said one county east. An intoxicated driver, Foster said, lost control on a county road west of Chandler. The two people who were ejected from their car were not wearing their seat belts.  

“Some of these collisions are survivable if you just do something as simple as put the seatbelt on,” Foster said. 

The 34-year-old driver and a 15-year-old boy died.  

“I’m tired of seeing kids getting killed,” Foster said. “I’m tired of it.”  

One choice affects countless people. 

“Some of the most traumatic things in my career have been walking up to a doorstep knowing that the news that I bring them is going to change their world forever,” Foster said. 

Foster said people’s choices make the difference between spending a summer with their loved ones and remembering people who should still be alive.  

“It’s just heartbreaking all the way around,” Foster said.