Ponca City Man Injured While ‘Racing’ At Airport

Personal injury collision occurred 12/7/16 at approximately 2233 hours at the Blackwell/Tonkawa Municipal Airport, approximately 3 miles north and 2 miles west of Tonkawa, OK in Kay County.

Vehicle-1: 2014 Chevrolet Camaro driven by James Kice (SIC), white male, age 37, of Ponca City, OK. Transported by Tonkawa EMS to Blackwell Regional Hospital. Then taken by an unknown ambulance to Wesley Hospital in Wichita, KS. Admitted in stable condition with trunk internal and trunk external injuries.

What Happened- Vehicle 1 was racing southbound on the runway at the airport. Vehicle 1 failed to stop at the end of the runway and continued southbound and impacted a berm. Vehicle 1 then went into an end over end roll for an undetermined amount of times, coming to a rest on its wheels approximately 700’ south of the runway.

Condition of Driver – Odor of Alcohol

Cause of Collision – DWI/Alcohol

Airbags – Equipped/Deployed

Seatbelts – Equipped/In Use

Weather – Clear

Roadway – Runway/Not Divided/Concrete

Pinned – None

Ejected – None

Helmet – N/A

DOT Number – N/A

Investigated by Trooper Tyler Langston #609 of the Kay/Noble Detachment of Troop K. Assisted by Kay County Sheriff Office, Tonkawa Fire Department, Blackwell Police Department, Tonkawa PD, and Blackwell FD.

“This report is based upon the trooper’s investigation of this collision. It may contain the opinion of the trooper.”

Authority: Trooper Tyler Langston #609

OHP Troop K – Perry                      CO Frazier