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Fatal Crash Took the Lives of a Trooper and Two Others
Debris on the roadway caused a chain-reaction crash that shut down I-35, officials said, killing an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, a woman and her 4-year-old child.
- On Wednesday, April 8, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Vernon Brake, driver Mercedes Bayne, and her 4-year-old child died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-35 in Oklahoma City.
- Debris falling from a southbound vehicle on I-35 caused Bayne to swerve, crossing a cable barrier and striking Trooper Brake's northbound vehicle shortly before 11:30 a.m.
- Brake, a 56th OHP Academy graduate who served nearly 20 years, leaves behind a wife and two children; the Traffic Homicide Unit is actively investigating the scene.
- Authorities are seeking public assistance to identify a truck that may have lost the debris, requesting witnesses call the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Communication Center at 405-425-2323.
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and other officials issued statements honoring the veteran trooper's service, as prayers and support continue to arrive for the victims' families.
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