Medical emergency leads to NW OKC crash; 1 hospitalized

A medical episode leads to a crash in northwest Oklahoma City.

Tuesday, August 5th 2025, 6:21 am

By: Christian Hans, Brianna Brown

OKLAHOMA CITY -

One person was hospitalized after a crash Tuesday morning in northwest Oklahoma City, according to police.

The Oklahoma City Police Department says a vehicle was pulling out of a parking lot into the eastbound lanes of Northwest Expressway near North Council Road when the driver suffered a medical episode.

OCPD says the vehicle continued to move into the eastbound lanes of the Northbound Expressway when it was struck by another car.

The driver who suffered a medical episode was taken to the hospital, the other driver was uninjured.

No names have been released at this time.

Christian Hans

Christian Hans is a Digital Content Producer for News 9. He joined News 9 full-time in July of 2022 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma.

Brianna Brown

Brianna Brown joined the News 9 team as a Multimedia Journalist in June of 2025. Brianna grew up in the Texoma region, graduating from Ardmore High School in 2019. She continued her education at the University of Oklahoma, graduating in May 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Minor in Spanish.