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Ringling man dies after UTV hits tree on Carter County road
Joseph Wheeler, 35, died Saturday night after the UTV he was riding in left Faith Hill Road and struck a tree. The driver was injured, and neither occupant was wearing a seat belt, Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
A 35-year-old Ringling man died Saturday night after a utility task vehicle left Faith Hill Road and struck a tree in Carter County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Joseph Wheeler was riding as a passenger in a Can-Am UTV traveling east when it crashed shortly before 7:10 p.m. Oct. 24, troopers said. Wheeler died from his injuries. The driver was also injured; OHP did not release details about the driver’s condition.
Neither occupant was wearing a seat belt, according to the patrol’s report.