A two-vehicle collision on State Highway 78 claimed the life of a Durant man Thursday morning, April 9.
According to a report by Trooper James Reinecker, the accident occurred at approximately 9:38 a.m. near Lake Durant Road. Both vehicles were traveling northbound in the outside lane of Highway 78 when the second vehicle, driven by 74-year-old Randall W. Robinson of Durant, attempted to turn right into a private drive.
The first vehicle, driven by 43-year-old Terry Lee Murphy Jr., also of Durant, attempted to pass Robinson's vehicle on the shoulder. Murphy’s vehicle struck Robinson’s unit, continued forward, and overturned into a nearby ditch.
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