A Sunday morning drive on U.S. 177 in Garvin County ended in tragedy when 39-year-old Steven Goodnight was killed in a head-on collision, according to troopers.
Goodnight was headed northbound on U.S. 177 when his vehicle crossed the center line and slammed into an oncoming car in the southbound lane, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers told KOKH. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 11 a.m. The other driver was injured, and Goodnight later died from his injuries. Investigators have not yet said what might have caused his vehicle to drift into oncoming traffic.
Where the Crash Happened
U.S. 177 is a mostly rural two-lane highway running north-south through Garvin County, linking communities including Pauls Valley and Wynnewood. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has listed resurfacing and widening work on parts of US-177 in Garvin County in its Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, with officials saying those projects are aimed at boosting safety along the corridor, according to ODOT.
Local Crash History
Deadly wrecks on Garvin County highways are unfortunately not rare. Past reporting has documented multi-vehicle crashes that claimed lives on the county's two-lane state and U.S. routes. One recent example was a 2024 collision that killed two people, as reported by KOCO, citing information from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is leading the investigation into Sunday's crash and has not announced any charges. Anyone with tips or video related to the collision is asked to contact the Garvin County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch at (405) 238-9900, according to the Garvin County Sheriff’s Office.
