The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a 40-year-old Purcell man was killed in a traffic accident on the Norman spur of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike last Saturday night.

The accident occurred at 8:33 p.m. at mile marker 106 one mile east of Blanchard when a 2007 Honda Motorcycle driven by Edward C. Tabor for unknown reasons stopped in the road.

A 2021 Kia Soul driven by Kayte D. Madero, 31, of Tecumseh struck the motorcycle and killed Tabor.

Madero had three passengers in her vehicle including Logan K. Madero, 34, of Tecumseh, a three-year-old and a one-year-old.

Both vehicles were eastbound on the highway. After the collision the two vehicles left the roadway to the left, coming to rest against the cable barrier, according to investigating Trooper Dalas Anderson.

He was assisted by Trooper Russell Boswell, Lt. Eric Foster, Trooper Zachary Wright, Trooper Shayne Ballard, Blanchard Fire Department, McClain/Grady EMS and the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office.