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Shawnee teen dies in early-morning I-44 crash near Highway 169
An 18-year-old passenger was killed when a pickup struck a semi stopped on the shoulder of westbound I-44 near the Highway 169 interchange in Tulsa. The pickup’s driver was hospitalized, and nearby exit ramps were closed for several hours as troopers investigated.
An 18-year-old Shawnee resident died early Thursday after the pickup she was riding in left westbound Interstate 44 and hit a semi-truck stopped on the shoulder near Tulsa’s Highway 169 interchange, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The crash happened shortly before 4 a.m., troopers said. The passenger, Addison Harvey, died at the scene. The pickup’s driver, 18-year-old Larry Stuteville, of Wewoka, was taken to a hospital with injuries.
The semi’s driver was not at the scene when the collision occurred, according to troopers. The westbound I-44 exit ramps to Highway 169 were closed for several hours while authorities investigated.