Mayes County woman killed in car crash
PRYOR, Okla. – A 91-year-old Mayes County woman died from injuries she received in a May car crash, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported on Wednesday.
Bettu Giles, of Pyror, was involved in the two-vehicle crash on May 29 and was flown by helicopter to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa with head, trunk, and external injuries.
She died on June 2, the patrol reported.
The crash happened around 9:45 on OK-20 and N 429 Rd, three miles west of Pryor.
The patrol reported that Giles was driving a 2017 Lincoln Continental and failed to yield when entering OK-20. According to the patrol, she struck a 2018 Jeep Renegade, driven by Jessica Knight, 39, of Claremore.
Knight was admitted to St Francis with trunk internal and arm injuries.
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