In 2025, there were 83 motor vehicle crashes that were serious enough for the District Attorney’s Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit to investigate. A total of 55 people were killed in 52 crashes during that time, she said. “Behind every one of these cases is a family whose life has been forever altered,” Gulluni said in a statement.

It’s Teen Driving Awareness Month, and Nationwide is encouraging teenagers to put distracted driving in the rearview mirror.

Oklahoma drivers may see more troopers on the roads, and they’re looking for distracted drivers. Trooper Nicholas Dees, a Southeastern graduate, came from a family of Oklahoma Highway Patrol Service.

The 6-year-old boy was in the second vehicle and was partially ejected through the rear passenger-side window. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Virginia State Police said the child was not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is alerting residents to operations scheduled to be conducted on distracted driving from January 17 through January 31.

The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety went so far as to publish a report in 2026 regarding the states and their implementation of these new traffic laws and areas where they are coming up short. By 2026,

BAYTOWN, TX (KTRK) -- It used to be that prom-goers and graduating high school seniors got reenactments of underage celebrations gone wrong. Mock drunk driving accidents put on by the Shattered Dreams program and funded through entities like the Texas ...

Family of fallen Oklahoma Trooper urges drivers to put down phones as OHP increases distracted driving enforcement. Learn about new laws and the impact of texting while driving.

In a press conference on Friday, OHP leaders announced a statewide enforcement to make Oklahoma highways safer.