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July 18, 2024
Checotah resident unhurt in fatal accident
Two men, including a Checotah resident, were not injured in a twovehicle accident on July 9 in Sequoyah County that claimed the life of a Muldrow woman.
The deceased was identified as Janet Needham, 66, the driver of a 2012 Ram 3500.
Richard Head, 56, of Checotah, was a passenger in a 2016 Ram 2500 driven by James Pezehouse, 54, of Warner.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the accident is still under investigation.
It took place at about 2:20 p.m. at the intersection of two rural county roads three miles east of Sallisaw.
Needham was taken to a Sallisaw hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.