By Joey McWilliams
BRYAN COUNTY – One person was transported by AirEvac following a two-vehicle accident on Thursday night near Calera.
Jessica Osborn, 31 of Hendrix, was driving a 2004 Suzuki motorcycle at about 9:45 p.m. on Smiser Road approximately two miles west of Calera and was being pursued by vehicles from the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office and the Calera Police Department, according to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The motorcycle collided with a 2018 Ford Taurus driven by Christopher Meitzen, 40 of Colbert. Osborn was thrown from the motorcycle and came to rest on the north side of the roadway. She was wearing a helmet.
Osborn was flown to Medical City Hospital in Plano, Texas, in critical condition with head, trunk internal, trunk external, arm and leg injuries, according to the report. Meitzen was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
The OHP assisted in the investigation, as well as the Bryan County EMS, Calera Fire Department, Choctaw Tribal Police.