Tulsa Police Identify Man Killed In Deadly Crash On WB Highway 11, North Of I-244

UPDATE 12/17/24: The Tulsa Police Department has identified the person killed in a crash on Highway 11, north of I-244 on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Police say Heriberto Vasquez-Castro was driving a pickup that was pulled over on the side of the road. The pickup was hauling a trailer and had pulled over to check a flat tire, according to police. Police say a Buick came up the off-ramp from I-244 and hit the trailer, pinning Vasquez-Castro, who died at the hospital.

Original story:

One person is dead after a crash on westbound Highway 11, just north of Interstate 244, according to authorities.

Police say a truck pulling a trailer pulled over to fix a flat tire. While the truck’s two occupants were outside the vehicle, an SUV traveling from westbound I-244 onto Highway 11 left the roadway and struck the trailer. The impact pushed the trailer into the truck, pinning one of the truck’s occupants between the truck and trailer, and causing the SUV to flip.

The pinned individual was transported to a hospital in critical condition, where they later died, police say.

The driver of the SUV was also taken to the hospital in stable condition.