Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for deadly Broken Arrow crash

UPDATE (1/26/24) — A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for a deadly crash that killed two people last year.

Patrick Wayne Ferm, 34, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree manslaughter and was sentenced to fifteen years for each, according to court documents.

He was also sentenced to one year for driving under the influence of alcohol.


BROKEN ARROW, Okla. − Broken Arrow police said they arrested a man after a deadly three-car crash happened Tuesday night.

Police said the crash took place around 9:30 p.m. near East 61st Street South and South Lynn Lane Road.

A Dodge Ram, driven by 33-year-old Patrick Ferm, was traveling south on Lynn Lane when it hit a Ford Escape headed east on 61st. A third vehicle was hit in the crash. All lanes of traffic on Lynn Lane were shut down for hours but have since reopened.

Police said the driver and the passenger of the Ford Escape were killed. They were identified as 75-year-old Marji Cowles and 80-year-old Gloria Voss . A person in the third vehicle was not injured.

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