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Oklahoma's Phantom Driver Law Lets Hit-And-Run Victims Recover Triple Damages Oklahoma law has its own word for a driver who causes a crash and disappears: a phantom driver. A new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that drivers like this caused 15 percent of all police-reported car accidents nationwide in 2023, the...

Summer Is the Most Dangerous Season for Kids. Here's What Oklahoma Families Need to Know. Every year, as the calendar turns from June to early September, child injury rates climb in ways that catch many Oklahoma parents off guard. It happens quietly, in pools and on bikes, on backyard trampolines and inside overheated vehicles. The...

Oklahoma Motorcycle Accident Risks Continue To Rise Across The State Every motorcycle ride in Oklahoma comes with a level of danger many drivers never have to think about. A driver in a car or truck can make one careless move, walk away with minor damage, and leave the rider with catastrophic injuries. That's the reality...

The High Cost of Oklahoma’s Dangerous Roads If you drive in Oklahoma, you’ve likely felt the increasing danger on our highways. A new 2026 report from the national transportation research non-profit TRIP confirms those fears: Oklahoma’s traffic fatality rate is 19% higher than the national average. Between 2020 and 2025, over 4,100 people were killed,...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and it's a good time to shed light on the risks drivers face in a crash. The skull is dense, curved, and built to take a beating. But the brain inside it is a different story. Soft, floating, moving on its own schedule, it doesn't always get the memo...

Oklahoma City just landed a major win for street safety. The city has been awarded $25 million in federal funding to improve roadway safety across Oklahoma City. This is a move that pushes its long-term Vision Zero goals from planning into real, on-the-ground action. The goal is to help prevent car accidents and keep pedestrians...

How Innocent Posts Can Be Used Against Injury Victims After an accident, social media often feels like background noise. People use it to pass time, stay connected, or reassure friends and family that they are getting through a difficult period. What many injured people do not realize is how closely insurance companies monitor social media...

The holidays should be full of cheer, not fear on the road Every year, the season of giving becomes a season of grief for families across Oklahoma who lose loved ones to drunk driving accidents. This year, state agencies are putting their foot down (literally and figuratively) with a coordinated push to keep drunk and...

Speed limits have been reduced by up to 20 mph after a fatal crash tragically claimed a child’s life near Tulsa The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has lowered the speed limit along Highway 67 near Tulsa, also known as 151st Street South, after a tragic car accident last month claimed the life of a 9-year-old...

Every day, Oklahoma drivers share the road with pedestrians and bicyclists. These are people who are far more vulnerable than those behind the wheel. It’s a responsibility that comes with serious consequences: a pedestrian hit by a car going 40 mph has an 85% chance of being killed. That’s not just a statistic; it’s a...