Davis Man Killed In One-Car Accident

A Davis man was killed in a when his pickup slid broadside into an electrical pole Saturday evening.

Sunday, August 2nd 2009, 12:13 pm

By: News 9

News9.com

DAVIS, OK -- A Davis man was killed in a one-car collision after his pickup hit an electrical pole at about 6:40 Saturday evening. Jack Douglas Cruce, 53, was driving on a private road about a mile north of Davis when he lost control of his vehicle due to unsafe speed. The vehicle slid broadside into a pole.

Cruce was transported by Murray County EMS to Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur where he was pronounced dead. He was not wearing a safety belt, according to a report by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.