At 2:54 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a one-vehicle accident at Oriole Drive, north of CTH-O, in the Town of Medford. It was reported there were multiple injuries.
Emergency services, including fire, ambulance, and law enforcement, arrived on the scene.
The Taylor County deputies were the first services on the scene. All occupants of the vehicle had been ejected during the crash, including two males and one female. The female was pronounced deceased at the scene due to injuries she sustained in the accident. The two male occupants were transported by ambulance and then flown by helicopter for treatment of their injuries.
A preliminary investigation indicates that one of the injured males was the driver of the vehicle. According to the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, "The vehicle was travelling southbound on Oriole Drive at speeds in excess of 100 MPH when the driver lost control of the vehicle while crossing a bridge. After losing control, the vehicle left the west side of the roadway at a high rate of speed overturning multiple times during which the occupants were ejected. The vehicle continued, overturning until eventually coming to rest approximately 191 yards (573 feet) off the roadway."
Speed and drugs are considered as contributing factors in the accident, which remains under investigation.