Two people from Porum are dead after their golf cart was struck from behind by an SUV on Highway 2 in Muskogee County Sunday night, ejecting both of them onto the roadway. Authorities identified the victims as 41-year-old John Head, who was driving the golf cart, and 50-year-old Dawn Head, who was riding as a passenger.
According to newson6.com, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said the golf cart was traveling south on Highway 2 without lights when it was hit from behind by the SUV. The impact overturned the golf cart and threw both Heads from the vehicle, the outlet reported, citing troopers. As reported by KOKH, emergency crews were called to the area of Highway 2 and East 3034D Street South in Muskogee County.
Golf Cart Rolled After Being Struck
Troopers said the collision sent the golf cart off the road, causing it to roll onto its side, per KOKH's reporting. The same report states that John Head and Dawn Head died from injuries they sustained in the crash. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, according to the newson6.com account.
Golf Carts and Oklahoma Roadways
Oklahoma lawmakers have weighed in on where golf carts and similar utility vehicles are allowed to operate. An excerpt of Oklahoma House Bill 1419, reviewed via the Oklahoma Legislature, states that such vehicles are prohibited from operating on the streets and highways of the state, while Section 11-1116(C) explicitly lists exceptions, including certain state-park, municipal, county-road, and street-legal utility-vehicle cases. How those exceptions might apply to this crash is not established in the available text.
Crashes involving golf carts and larger vehicles have made headlines elsewhere in recent weeks. In September, a golf cart and an SUV crashed in Pinehurst, North Carolina, at the intersection of Beulah Hill Road and Shaw Road, killing a passenger, according to WRAL.
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office maintains an interactive crash dashboard and publishes an annual Crash Facts book detailing statewide crash data, though no specific trend figures on golf-cart crashes were available for this incident. For now, the circumstances surrounding the Muskogee County crash remain under review by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
