Dallas woman dies in accident in Cimarron County

ROBERT PIERCE

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Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that killed a Dallas woman early Friday morning in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the accident occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highways 287 and 412 on an overpass about a mile east of Boise City, Oklahoma.

A 2009 International semi-trailer and a 2022 Chevy Blazer were involved. The driver of the semi-trailer, 58-year-old Benjamin Arrelanos Romero of Fort Worth, was uninjured.

The driver of the Blazer, Jaymathen Cooper, 24, of Dallas, was taken by ambulance to Cimarron Memorial Hospital in Boise City. He was then flown to Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, where he was admitted in stable condition with head and arm injuries.

A passenger in the Blazer, 25-year-old Diamond Lester of Dallas, was taken by ambulance to Cimarron Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m. Friday.

Two children in the Blazer, ages 1 and 7, from Dallas, were both taken to Cimarron Memorial Hospital and then flown to Northwest Texas Healthcare System. Neither was injured in the crash.

The cause of the accident and the condition of the drivers are under investigation. Both the drivers and Lester were wearing seat belts, and the Blazer had child restraints installed. OHP stated that the one-year-old was trapped and extricated from the vehicle.