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Polk County man dies when he crosses center line on motorcycle and hits truck head-on

Writer: Dennis McCaslinDennis McCaslin

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Polk County died in a crash one mile west of Watson in McCurtain on Thursday afternoon.


A report from the OHP says that Freddy Wilkinson, 41, of Cove crossed the center line at a curve and ran into an oncoming pickup truck. According to officers on the scene the accident occurred on State Highway 4 and Silverside Road in a rural area of the county.


According to troopers, Wilkinson was not wearing a helmet, and he was taken to McCurtain Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.


The driver of the pickup was uninjured.


 
 

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