Oklahoma City, OK : Chandler man killed in Turner Turnpike crash on Thursday, April 21, 2016

A Chandler man was killed Thursday when his vehicle collided with an SUV that was being driven the wrong direction on the Turner Turnpike, with state troopers noting an odor of alcohol at the scene.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Tyler McWhorter, 26, Chandler, died at the scene of that crash, which occurred about 3:51 a.m.

McWhorter was driving a 1996 Honda Accord westbound in the westbound lanes, the OHP reported, when he encountered a wrong-way 2016 Chevrolet Equinox being driven eastbound in the westbound lanes by Steven Sherman, 34, of Plano, Texas.

The collision resulted in both drivers being pinned, with extrication made by Oklahoma City firefighters.

Sherman was taken to OU Medical Center with head and internal trunk injuries.
The OHP reports lists wrong way as the cause of the accident, with an odor of alcohol also listed under the driver's condition.

Services for McWhorter will be 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Chandler, with arrangements by Parks Brothers of Chandler.

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Chandler man killed in Turner Turnpike crash