According to the police report, Melissa Jean Patterson, 27, of Sallisaw was driving a 1995 Lincoln west on Cherokee Avenue when she failed to stop for a red light at the intersection of Cherokee and Wheeler Avenue, striking a 1999 Chevrolet truck driven by James Blackbird of Vian.
Police reported that Blackbird, 45, was traveling north on Wheeler, crossing Cherokee Avenue, when the accident occurred.
According to the police report, Patterson had head, internal trunk and leg injuries and a passenger in Patterson's vehicle, Krista Patterson, had head, external trunk and arm injuries. Blackbird suffered a leg injury.
All three were taken by Pafford Emergency Medical Service to Sequoyah Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw, police said.





