Texting Driver Runs Off Bridge Under Construction, Tulsa Police Say

Police said a driver was texting when he drove his SUV off a bridge under construction early Friday.

Officers said the crash happened in the 4100 block of North Peoria at about 2 a.m.  

They said the driver told them he was texting when he drove the SUV through a barricade and off the bridge, landing nose first in a ditch.  

A construction crew arriving for work hours later found the wrecked SUV and called 911. Firefighters rescued the driver and EMSA took him to the hospital with a broken arm. Police said he was trapped and unable to use his phone to call for help.  

Police said they hadn't decided whether to ticket the man.