LAWTON, Okla_While today's
rainfall may have been a welcome sight for some it was a headache for others. The
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a three-car collision on Interstate 44 by Fort Sill's
Key Gate was one. Officials say a Ford Taurus heading southbound was going too
fast and hydroplaned across the median. It skidded into the northbound lanes
and hit two pickup trucks.
Luckily, no one
was seriously injured.
The problems
didn't stop there. The rain also caused severe flooding across the area.
Water wasn't
the only problem today. One person had their car stuck in the mud but not for
long, thanks to a Good Samaritan.
We were
desperate for rain and we got it today. Some places more than others, like the
intersection at F Avenue
and 9th street
or the bridge near 11th street
and J. Just about 30 yards from there, one driver dared to risk going through
flooded streets.
"I was
shopping for some furniture and then all of a sudden I got stuck, because you
can't tell the water from the road really," Amber Sharrow said.
She was trying
to get away from rising waters and a made a quick decision.
"I said I
wasn't about to drown, so I jumped the curve."
She ended up
getting stuck in the mud with no way out until someone nearby came to her
rescue.
"I was
coming over here to churches for lunch and I came through here and saw several
people stuck when I got done. I decided I'll just help them out," James
Ward said.
That is exactly
what he did. Ward pulled Sharrow's car out like it was nothing.
Officials say with rainfall like today's, never take
chances on driving through flooded streets. Instead, find another route. They
also stressed to slow down to at least 10 miles below the posted speed limit.
