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One person dead following hit-and-run incident in Oklahoma

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OKLAHOMA — A Sulphur man was killed and a passenger was injured in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 35 early Friday morning, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Troopers said the crash occurred around 3 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 near mile marker 94 in McClain County.

Authorities identified the victim as 56-year-old David Blasingame of Sulphur. He was pronounced dead as a result of the two-vehicle collision.

A passenger in Blasingame’s vehicle, 75-year-old Adeline Blasingame, was also injured in the crash. Information regarding her condition was not immediately available.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, not everyone inside the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Investigators are treating the incident as a hit-and-run. Officials have not released the identity of the other driver or additional details about what led to the collision.

The crash remains under investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.