An SUV came speeding over a hill near 41st Street and Yale Avenue in Tulsa shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday and slammed into several vehicles, leaving four people, including a baby, headed to the hospital. The driver of the SUV was arrested after undergoing a field sobriety test at the scene.
Three vehicles total were involved in the crash, according to News On 6. Tulsa police told the outlet that the SUV struck the other vehicles after cresting the hill at speed, though the exact sequence of impacts has not been detailed publicly.
Four crash victims were taken to the hospital, and one of them was a baby, the station reported. No information has been released about the extent of anyone's injuries or their current condition.
Driver Taken Into Custody at the Scene
The SUV's driver, identified only as a Tulsa woman, was arrested after undergoing a field sobriety test, the report said. Details about the specific charge she may face, along with her identity and age, have not been made public.
Tulsa police have not released additional information about how the crash unfolded beyond the account that the SUV struck several vehicles after speeding over the hill. The investigation into the crash remains ongoing, and it's unclear when further details might emerge.
A Stretch of Road With a History
The intersection has seen serious wrecks before. On September 11, 2018, two people died in a rollover crash near the same stretch of 41st and Yale, according to Tulsa World, which reported that a westbound sedan turning left onto southbound Yale was struck on its passenger side by an eastbound pickup. That crash and Sunday night's pileup are separate incidents, but both occurred in the same part of the city.
A separate 2026 study from the Gorospe Law Group, cited by KTUL, analyzed five years of city crash data from 2017 to 2021 to identify Tulsa intersections with the highest crash totals. The study did not single out the circumstances of Sunday's crash, but it points to a broader pattern of high-traffic intersections drawing scrutiny from safety researchers across the city.
For now, Tulsa police have not said whether the woman has been formally charged or what, if anything, the sobriety test determined. As the investigation continues, no further updates on the victims' conditions or the driver's case have been released.
