Media Release
(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / 03-22-2021) — On Friday, March 19, 2021, at 8:39 p.m., Stillwater Police Department responded to an injury accident in the 4500 block of West 6th Ave. involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The initial investigation determined a car failed to yield from a private drive and pulled out in front of a motorcycle. The motorcycle driver did not have time to react sufficiently and struck the driver’s side of the vehicle. The collision caused both occupants of the motorcycle to be thrown from the bike.
The driver of the motorcycle was not wearing his helmet. The passenger was wearing a helmet. The driver and passenger of the motorcycle were transported to Stillwater Medical Center by LifeNet. The motorcycle driver, 19-year-old Christopher Dylan Howerton of Stillwater, was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at Stillwater Medical center. No other injuries were reported. The case is still under investigation.
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