A Norman North High School senior, Riley Johnson lost their life in a tragic car accident on Saturday morning. The incident occurred on southbound Interstate 35, just north of Tecumseh Road in Oklahoma. It is a heartbreaking loss for the student’s family and friends, as well as the school community. Keep reading this article to learn more about this incident and how it happened.
Riley Johnson Accident: How it Happened?
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning in Cleveland County, Oklahoma when an 18-year-old man named Riley Johnson died in a car crash. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that the accident occurred on the southbound lanes of I-35, near Tecumseh Road in Norman.
The crash involved Johnson’s 2009 Chevrolet Corvette and a freighter driven by a 46-year-old man. Unfortunately, Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Johnson’s Facebook page, he was a car enthusiast and worked as a salesman for Ferguson Buick GMC in Oklahoma City. Friends of the deceased stated that he was returning from a car show when the collision occurred, around 9:16 a.m. The highway patrol confirmed that a second vehicle, a 2021 Freightliner driven by Laurin B Jordan, 46, of Dardanelle, Arkansas, was also involved, but Jordan was not injured. The loss of a young life is always tragic, and our hearts go out to the family and friends of Riley Johnson during this difficult time.
The cause of the fatal crash that claimed the life of 18-year-old Riley Johnson is currently under investigation. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol shut down all lanes of I-35 southbound near Tecumseh Road in Norman at 9:25 a.m. on Saturday due to the collision. The lanes were reopened at 11:42 a.m., according to troopers. Further information about the cause of the accident has not been released at this time.
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