The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a personal injury accident in Hughes County on Tuesday, September 3^rd . This report states that Brenda Meeks, 61, Atwood, was driving a 2018 Ford pickup southbound on US 75. At approximately 12:50 p.m. the driver fainted, departed the road to the right, struck a tree and then continued on, striking a ditch before coming to rest. The accident occurred approximately 2.3 miles north of Calvin at County Road EW 1140.

Meeks was transported by Air Evac to Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City, where she was listed in stable condition with head, trunk and leg injuries.

Other details in the report state that cause of the accident was a medical incident. The pickup was equipped with seat belts but they were not in use at the time. The airbags did deploy. The weather was clear and the two-lane undivided asphalt road was dry at the time the accident occurred.

The accident was investigated by Trooper Clint Painter of Troop XC. He was assisted by Hughes County Sheriff’s Office, Hughes County EMS, and the Calvin Fire Department.