1 Dead After Atoka Co. Crash

One person is dead after a crash that happened Wednesday near Atoka, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said they responded to the scene of a crash at around 9:40 on US-75 approximately 2 miles west of Atoka.

Two vehicles were involved, according to OHP. One was a pickup truck and the other a semitruck. 

The driver of the pickup truck, 41-year-old Zachariah Hale, was pronounced dead on scene,

The driver of the semitruck, 61-year-old David Boone, suffered no injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, although OHP said seatbelts were not in use in Hale's vehicle.