A Kiefer woman died Wednesday night after a motorcycle crash on a highway in Creek County, according to a preliminary report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Brandi Smith, 50, was a passenger on a 2008 Harley-Davidson around 7 p.m. Wednesday when it crashed on Oklahoma 117 just west of 33rd West Avenue in Sapulpa.
Close to 43,000 people died in a traffic crash in 2021, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That's up from about 39,000 deaths in 2020.
Smith and the driver, a 50-year-old Jenks man, were hospitalized in critical condition. Smith was pronounced dead late Wednesday night at the hospital.
Troopers said neither person on the motorcycle was wearing a helmet. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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