The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) reported Matthew Eckles, 31, was driving west on the interstate, east of Roland at the 327 mile marker, when he lost control of his 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck and went off the roadway to the north for an unknown reason. OHP Trooper Jeremy Weedon reported the truck went into a slide and overturned two times, ejecting the driver about 50 feet. The vehicle came to rest on the driver. Roland Fire and Rescue freed Eckles who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Weedon said the cause of the accident was unknown and seatbelts were not in use. The truck’s airbags deployed, Weedon added.




