A 76-year-old Seminole woman died Wednesday morning after she was struck by a vehicle while walking along State Highway 9, trying to gather items that had spilled from the bed of her own truck. Sharon Grant was in the westbound lane near NS 3590 Road in Seminole County when another westbound vehicle collided with her shortly before 10 a.m.
According to the KOKI FOX 23 report, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Grant had been collecting items that fell from the bed of her vehicle when the crash happened around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday. The driver of the oncoming vehicle tried to swerve to avoid her but reportedly did not see Grant in time to avoid the collision, striking her with the vehicle's front right corner.
Medical personnel pronounced Grant dead at the scene, per the same report. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified her as a 76-year-old resident of Seminole, Oklahoma, confirming that she died after being struck while on foot in the county.
A Second Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Seminole County Roads
Wednesday's crash is not the first time a Seminole County roadway has claimed the life of someone on foot. A previous Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, detailed by KOCO, described a pedestrian walking a bicycle south on U.S. Highway 377 near the County Road EW1120 intersection who was struck and killed by a 2021 Ford Expedition around 8:35 p.m. That victim was identified as 43-year-old Herbert Schuler, and the woman driving the Ford in that earlier crash was treated and released from a hospital.
Beyond Seminole County, pedestrian deaths fit into a broader pattern of road danger across the state. Oklahoma ranks 10th-highest among U.S. states for traffic fatality rates, according to an analysis reported by The Oklahoman. The outlet found Oklahoma's traffic fatality rate sits at 1.35 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, compared with a national average of 1.1, even though the newspaper noted the state's fatalities have fallen 13% in recent data.
What Remains Unknown About Wednesday's Crash
Details beyond the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's account remain limited. No information has been released identifying the driver of the vehicle that struck Grant, the make or model of that vehicle, or whether the driver was injured. It also has not been reported whether any citation or other enforcement action has been issued in connection with the crash.
