Dr. Nancy J. Miller-Davis, 46, who lived in Van Buren, Ark., and was working as a family physician at Cherokee Nation's Redbird Smith Health Center in Sallisaw, was pronounced dead at the scene of head injuries. Davis, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the vehicle during the accident, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP).
Davis and six others, believed to be family members, were traveling west in a 1997 Ford Expedition when the accident occurred at about 6:20 a.m. 9.9 miles east of Mooreland in Woodward County, the OHP reported.
Steven S. Davis, 46, also of Van Buren, was driving the sport utility vehicle when a small animal ran in front of the vehicle and he swerved to avoid it, the OHP reported. The vehicle went into a ditch and then back on the road, where Steven Davis lost control. The vehicle then rolled one and three quarter times, coming to rest on the passenger side.
Steven Davis, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was taken to Woodward Regional Hospital and admitted with head and leg injuries. He was listed in fair condition.
William Davis, 19, another passenger, was flown to the University of Oklahoma (OU) Medical Center in Oklahoma City where he was admitted with head injuries. The OHP reported that William Davis, who was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle, was listed in very critical condition.
The four other passengers in the vehicle were all young children, ranging in age from three to four years old. All four children were in child restraints, and they were not injured in the accident, the OHP reported.
A Redbird Smith Health Center employee said Nancy Davis had been working at the center since 2004. Davis' body was being taken to Nebraska, where she was from originally. No other details were available.
