A 30-year-old Broken Bow woman died Tuesday morning after the vehicle she was riding in went off the road, overcorrected, and flipped while navigating a curve in McCurtain County. Brandi Bohanan was a passenger in the car when it crashed on Merry Highway, and the driver was injured.
According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers, as reported by KXII, the vehicle left the roadway, overcorrected, and then overturned after failing to navigate a curve on Merry Highway. Bohanan was killed in the crash, and the driver of the vehicle was injured, troopers told the station. No further details about the driver's condition or identity were included in the report.
A Separate Crash Report Raises Questions
A separate report from FOX 25 describes a different McCurtain County crash that also killed a Broken Bow woman, though it is not clear from the available reporting whether the two accounts describe the same incident. That report says emergency crews were called around 5 p.m. Monday to a crash along Hwy 259 and Carson Creek Road, where a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Savanna Ennis was heading northbound when it left the roadway to the right.
Per the FOX 25 account, Ennis's vehicle traveled approximately 535 feet in the ditch line before returning to the road, then went another 114 feet before crossing the center line and striking another vehicle head-on. Investigators said Ennis died as a result of her injuries, and it remains unclear why her vehicle left the roadway in the first place, the station reported.
Crash Data Resources Available Statewide
Troopers' reconstruction of crash sequences like these is part of a broader statewide effort to document roadway incidents. The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office maintains an interactive crash dashboard with maps detailing crash information from several years, alongside an annual Crash Facts book covering statewide crash and involved-person data. The agency also notes that its historic crash data serves as a resource for citizens, law enforcement, and transportation and health agencies working to address the toll of traffic crashes on Oklahoma roads.
No additional information about either crash, including a formal incident report or further details on injuries, had been released as of Tuesday.
