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12-12-2012, 11:14 AM
Norman Police Press Release
Authorized by Chief Keith L. Humphrey
December 12, 2012, 11:55 A.M.
Norman police officers investigating yesterday’s six-car collision on North Flood Avenue have released the names of the drivers involved. David Tompkins, age 27 and a resident of Moore, OK, was transported by EMSSTAT to Norman Regional Hospital, where he died. David Jester, age 25 and a resident of Norman, died at the scene. Representative of the Office of the State Medical Examiner transported Jester’s body to their facility in Oklahoma City.
David Lee Gibbs, age 48 of Norman, sustained injuries in the collision, as did Robert Thomas Lorrah, age 38, who is also a Norman resident. Two other drivers--Brian Scott McDonald, age 21 of Alex, OK, and Nicholas Heath Taylor, age 31 of Norman—were also involved but did not reported any injuries.
Preliminary information indicates that the 2000 GMC Yukon, driven by Tompkins, crossed into oncoming traffic while traveling south on Flood Avenue. The collision remains an open investigation under the direction of Master Police Officer S. Praizner and other members of the department’s Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Team.
Authorized by Chief Keith L. Humphrey
December 12, 2012, 11:55 A.M.
Norman police officers investigating yesterday’s six-car collision on North Flood Avenue have released the names of the drivers involved. David Tompkins, age 27 and a resident of Moore, OK, was transported by EMSSTAT to Norman Regional Hospital, where he died. David Jester, age 25 and a resident of Norman, died at the scene. Representative of the Office of the State Medical Examiner transported Jester’s body to their facility in Oklahoma City.
David Lee Gibbs, age 48 of Norman, sustained injuries in the collision, as did Robert Thomas Lorrah, age 38, who is also a Norman resident. Two other drivers--Brian Scott McDonald, age 21 of Alex, OK, and Nicholas Heath Taylor, age 31 of Norman—were also involved but did not reported any injuries.
Preliminary information indicates that the 2000 GMC Yukon, driven by Tompkins, crossed into oncoming traffic while traveling south on Flood Avenue. The collision remains an open investigation under the direction of Master Police Officer S. Praizner and other members of the department’s Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Team.