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Father Killed in LODD Crash with Son
Thick smoke and is being blamed for a tragic on scene accident at a grass fire in Oklahoma Saturday that claimed the life of a firefighter, a father who was involved in a head-on vehicle collision with his son who was also fighting the blaze, local media outlets reported.The incident in Atoka County left 61-year-old John Myers dead, KTEN reported. He was driving a Wesley Fire Department pickup that crashed with a truck driven by his son, 31-year-old Juston Myers.
The elder Myers was died at the scene after being severely trapped in his vehicle for nearly two hours. His son was treated at the scene and a third firefighter who was riding with him, Clayton Rice, was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries.
According to the preliminary Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Juston Myers was driving a 2000 Ford pickup and his father was driving a 1985 Chevy pickup owned by the department. The report indicated that seat belts were available but not in use in either vehicle.
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Permalink Reply by Cody Washburn on -
RIP my brothers . my depest regrets to the Family and the Fire dept. in Wesley ,Oklahoma.
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Permalink Reply by morris washburn on -
My deepest regrets to all the Families and brother firefighters in Wesley,Oklahoma.
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Permalink Reply by John on -
REST IN PEACE BROTHER our hearts and prayers will be with your family and friends.
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Permalink Reply by Wayne Martin Harvey on
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Condolences to the Myers families,Prayers from the Harvey Family.
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Permalink Reply by laceysspringemt on -
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Myers family and the Wesley Fire Department. Juston be strong.
Lets all remember safety first. We are all brothers and sisters, when one is lost we all share the grief. Let's not be the ones who have to listen to Last Call. God Bless and everyone be safe. Alabama firefighter/EMT
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Permalink Reply by Heidi Burks on -
a very tragic incident that could have been avoided had safety first been applied.
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Permalink Reply by Kayla Bartlett on -
RIP FF. Meyers.. Prayers to family friends and the department.
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Permalink Reply by Zanne Bigley on -
My heart and prayers go out to the Rice family and particularly the Myers family in the loss of a husband and father. I can only imagine that the circumstances surrounding the crash could have ramifications of guilt. I pray that no one places blame, but tries to hold on to what they have and come to peace with the loved one that was taken from them, doing his job.
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