Tulsa driver dies after hitting construction equipment, drops through torn out bridge

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — A driver is dead after going around barricades in a construction zone and dropping through an open bridge, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP).

Jayme Platt, 33, of Tulsa, was going northbound on Highway 75 just north of 56th Street North (6200), in a construction zone with a lane closure around 7:14 a.m.

According to an OHP report, Platt went around barricades into the construction area and hit a piece of construction equipment, which damaged the top of the vehicle and injured Platt…

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