Source: DPS State Police Report. Borger News-Herald does not alter/change reports from state police.
Number of vehicles in crash: 1 Number Injured: 1 Number Killed: 1
Date & Time: Monday 10/26/20 – Approximately 2:40 p.m.
County: Wheeler
Location: I-40 - Approximately 10 miles west of Shamrock.
Posted Speed Limit: 75
Weather/Road Conditions: Rain-freezing rain/Icy road.
Vehicle 1: 2004 Ford F250
Driver: Deceased – Gary McSperitt, 67, of Elk City, Oklahoma – Died on scene.
Pronounced deceased by Wheeler County Justice of the Peace, Rick Walden
Seat belt worn: Yes
Passenger: Injured – Mary McSperitt, 69, of Elk City, Oklahoma – Transported to Shamrock General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Seat belt worn: Yes
Crash Details:
Vehicle 1 was eastbound on I-40. The driver was traveling at an unsafe speed for the road conditions and lost control of the vehicle. Vehicle 1 left the roadway and traveled into the south barrow ditch where the vehicle began to rollover. Vehicle 1 rolled over across the barrow ditch and south service road before coming to a rest on its roof.
Investigated By: Texas Highway Patrol Troopers
Note: The crash remains under investigation. Information may change, be corrected, or added based on the investigators findings.
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