Oklahoma woman dies after head-on collision

FROM STAFF REPORTS

PRYOR — A Chouteau woman died Saturday night after her car was struck by a motorist traveling the wrong direction down State Highway 20 in Mayes County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

About 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Kendra Lee Gonzalez, 20, was driving eastbound on State Highway 20 about a half-mile east of Carbide Road. Her car was struck head-on by a westbound vehicle traveling in the eastbound lanes, troopers said.

Gonzalez, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.

The westbound vehicle was driven by Derlin Lara, 31, of Tulsa, troopers said.

Lara and a 20-year-old passenger in Gonzalez’s vehicle were taken to hospitals in Tulsa and admitted.