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57-Year-Old Dies in Muskogee Turnpike Rear-End Collision

6/5/2026

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57-year-old Thomas Pless died after his vehicle was struck in a rear-end collision on the Muskogee Turnpike near mile marker 8 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
The other driver reported that Pless was stopped in the outside lane, not on the shoulder.
The crash occurred around 5 a.m. between the Creek Turnpike and the Coweta interchange.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers opened a probe and have not yet determined the cause of the collision.

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57-year-old Thomas Pless died after his vehicle was struck in a rear-end collision on the Muskogee Turnpike near mile marker 8 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
The other driver reported that Pless was stopped in the outside lane, not on the shoulder.
The crash occurred around 5 a.m. between the Creek Turnpike and the Coweta interchange.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers opened a probe and have not yet determined the cause of the collision.