DPS Identifies Fatal Paris Crash Victims

The DPS has identified three of the four people killed in a crash between a passenger car and an 18-wheeler on US Highway 271 N Friday morning. The deceased was 48-year-old Mary K Cooper of Hugo, 61-year-old Janet K Carter of Durant, 18-year-old Koolasha U. Green of Hugo, and a 16-year-old male juvenile of Hugo. The preliminary report indicates that an 18-wheeler failed to yield the right-of-way to a Toyota Highlander, which went under the trailer of the 18-wheeler. The driver of the 18-wheeler, 84-year-old Clarence Fowler of Valliant, Ok, was not injured. The investigation continues.