Durant man killed in accident in sanitation vehicle

One man was killed in a single vehicle accident in southeast Bryan County on Tuesday morning.

Pacey Rhame, 24, of Durant, was driving a 2020 Hino Sanitation Vehicle eastbound on Oklahoma Highway 70E about seven and a half miles south of Bennington at about 11:25 a.m., according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The vehicle departed the roadway to the right, overcorrected and departed the roadway to the left. The vehicle rolled three times and came to a rest of the passenger side.

Rhame was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A passenger, Logan Lloyd, 20, of Calera, refused treatment at the scene.

Seatbelts were equipped, but not in use by either and both were ejected from the vehicle. The cause of the accident was inattention to driving, according to the report.

The OHP was assisted in the investigation by the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, Bryan County EMS and Wade Volunteer Fire Department.

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