Texas Driver Killed After Falling Asleep, Crashing Pickup In Canadian County

A man from Harlingen, Texas, was killed after authorities say he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed his pickup truck in Canadian County, Oklahoma, Friday morning.

It happened at 7:16 a.m. on US 270, just north of Jones Road in Canadian County.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a 2006 Ford Pickup driven by 28-year-old Adrian Cortez was northbound on US 270, when it ran off the roadway to the right. Cortez overcorrected to the left, then overcorrected to the right before running off the roadway in a broadslide.

The pickup struck several fence posts, vaulted, and came back down on its roof.

Cortez was pinned inside the pickup for about an hour and half before being extricated by El Reno and Calumet fire departments. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers listed the cause of the collision as "sleepy driver" in the OHP collision report.