'The World Truly Lost a Special Person': Community Honors OTA Worker Killed

Procession held for OTA worker who died in semi collision near Miami

A procession was held for an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) worker and Vinita volunteer firefighter who died after being hit by a semi on the side of a roadway in Ottawa County.

'The world truly lost a special person': Community honors OTA worker killed

Several departments organized to hold a procession for Zac Rinehart, an OTA worker killed on the job on Aug. 18.People who were close to him said their lives have been changed forever.Zac met his wife Danni at the Vinita Fire Department, where they both volunteered.Danni Rinehart and her sister Alyssa Butler were overwhelmed by the amount of support they received after Zac's passing. We live in a small town, but just to see that everybody came o…

OTA makes emotional plea to drivers after worker was struck, killed on Oklahoma turnpike

An Oklahoma turnpike worker was killed and another critically injured after a semi-truck driver drifted off the road while trying to retrieve a dropped device.