OHP Identifies 2 Killed In Cotton Co. Accident

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified two people who died in a head-on accident on Interstate 44 in Cotton County.

Saturday, August 1st 2015, 8:43 pm

By: LeighAnne Manwarren


The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified two people who died in a head-on accident on Interstate 44 in Cotton County. 

About 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Annegret Mondey, 70, of Gainesville, Georgia, and Sherrie Sheppard, 70, of Clermont, Florida, were in a vehicle driving southbound on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike.

7/31/2015 Related Story: Crews Respond To Fatal Accident On SB H.E. Bailey Turnpike In Cotton Co.

A pickup, driven by Jerry L. Cochran, 45, of Markleville, Indiana, was driving northbound in the southbound lanes. The pickup hit the southbound vehicle head-on, troopers said.

The vehicle burst into flames after impact and both occupants were pinned in the vehicle for about four hours, troopers said.

Both women died at the scene. Everyone involved in the accident were wearing seat belts, troopers said.

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