The Rogers County Sheriff’s Office in investigating an apparent suicide that occurred yesterday morning on a state highway.
Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton says the incident occurred on Highway 266 near the intersection with East 145th Street. Two friends were driving from Claremore when the driver of the vehicle noticed the passenger making irrational statements. The driver told deputies that the passenger appeared to be having a mental breakdown. At some point, the individual pulled out a box knife and cut his own neck. When the driver pulled over to the side of the road, the distraught passenger exited the vehicle and walked into traffic. He later collapsed and died due to loss of blood…