OKLAHOMA CITY – The inattention of a tractor-trailer driver led to a wreck on the Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people June 26, including a Frisco family, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said in a report released Monday.
The inquiry showed no attempt by 76-year-old Donald L. Creed of Willard, Mo., to brake or take evasive action, no apparent problems with his brakes or steering and "strong evidence" that cruise control was in use, set at about 70 mph.
Authorities have said Creed's rig slammed into a line of cars that were stopped because of an earlier crash.
The OHP report said that when investigators tried to determine what Creed's physical condition had been before the collision, he declined to be interviewed "upon the advice of his attorney."
OHP Capt. Chris West said the report and other materials would be given to Ottawa County District Attorney Eddie Wyant, who will decide whether any charges should be filed.
Among those killed in the crash were Shelby Hayes, 35, her husband, Randall Hayes, 38, their son, Ethan Hayes, 7, and Shelby Hayes' mother, Cynthia Olson, 55.
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