MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK

May 16, 2008

Haskell man injured in motorcycle crash


A Haskell man was injured in a collision about 1:49 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 64 just west of 157th E. Ave. in Tulsa County.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported James Claiborne, 40, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa with head and external trunk injuries.

Claiborne was westbound on U.S. 64 on a 2005 Harley Davidson when Juanita McMurrian attempted a U-turn from the westbound shoulder, the OHP reported. She was driving a 1991 Chevrolet mail truck. Claiborne's motorcycle collided with the left door of the mail truck, according to the OHP.

McMurrian, 61, of Bixby, was not injured, according to the OHP report.

McMurrian was wearing a seatbelt at the time. Claiborne was not wearing a helmet, the report states.