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Oklahoma City, OK – A potentially deadly situation unfolded earlier this month on the Will Rogers Turnpike when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper stopped a vehicle whose driver had apparently fallen asleep while driving at highway speeds.
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the incident happened around noon on Saturday, December 13, after the Northeast Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a newer-model Kia traveling unusually slowly in the right lane of the Will Rogers Turnpike in northeast Oklahoma. Callers said the driver appeared slumped over in the seat…