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Okla. CO killed when car crashes into tree

The cause is not yet known but it is a possibility that fatigue may have played a role

By Chellie Mills
KFOR

LEXINGTON, Okla. — Wednesday morning a Department of Corrections officer was killed when he crashed his car into a tree.

The accident happened along Highway 39, east of the town of Lexington.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says while the exact cause has not been determined it is possible that sleepiness played a role in the crash.

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