A 47-year-old man from Vinita, Oklahoma, was killed Tuesday afternoon after the commercial vehicle he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with two vehicles on State Highway 28 in Mayes County.
The victim was identified as Justin Tune. He was driving eastbound along Highway 28 when the crash happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. on November 3, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Troopers were dispatched to the scene near County Road N 431 after reports of a serious collision. The crash happened in northeastern Oklahoma, not far from the Vinita area.
Investigators said Tune’s commercial vehicle crossed the centerline for reasons that were not provided in the initial report. The vehicle entered the westbound lanes, putting it directly in the path of approaching traffic.
The commercial vehicle first struck a trailer attached to another vehicle. It continued moving after that collision before crashing head-on into a second vehicle.
Tune suffered fatal injuries in the wreck. He was pronounced dead following the collision, according to the report.
The report did not provide details about the people traveling in the other two vehicles. It also did not say whether anyone else was injured or needed medical treatment.
The crash brought a deadly end to what had been an ordinary Tuesday afternoon on a northeastern Oklahoma highway. For those who knew Tune, the news of his death marks a painful loss, while questions remain about what caused his vehicle to cross into the opposite lanes.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to the scene and documented the sequence of collisions. Further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash were not included in the information provided.
INCIDENT LOCATION: State Highway 28 near County Road N 431/N 432, Mayes County, Oklahoma.