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January 7, 2013

Man hospitalized after accident

Woodward News

Woodward, Okla. — A Woodward man was hospitalized Monday after  2-vehicle collision in Kingfisher County.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Dustin Scott Harmon, 25, was admitted to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City with leg, head, arm, trunk internal and trunk external injuries as a result of the wreck on Monday morning. Harmon was listed in critical condition, the OHP said.

According to the OHP report, Harmon was going west on State Highway 3 when he apparently didn't notice a semi that was preparing to turn and ran into the semi's trailer.

The truck, which was also going west, was driven by Matthew Franklin Jones of Sedgwick, Kan. who was not injured, the OHP said.

The accident happened around 8:20 a.m. on Monday 2 miles east of the Blaine-Kingfisher county line.

Trooper Lawrence Kimble of Kingfisher investigated.

 with assistance from other troopers and fire departments in the area.

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