Thursday Crash Near Tyrone Kills Guymon Man

A one car crash claimed the life of a Guymon man Thursday afternoon near Tyrone and another man is in critical condition. Twenty-one year old Juan Gutierrez of Guymon was pronounced dead at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal after head and internal injuries from an afternoon crash. The accident occurred at about 2:25 Thursday afternoon one mile west of Tyrone.

A 2002 Honda Odyssey was east bound on Highway 54 when the right rear tire blew out. The vehicle went off the right side of the road and rolled two times. Gutierrez and 25 year old Carlos Morales of Guymon were ejected from the vehicle. Morales was taken to Southwest Medical Center with leg and arm injuries and is in critical condition. He was transferred to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

Two other Guymon men 28 year old Fidelino Castro and 33 year old Orlando Morales received minor injuries and were treated and released. Only the driver Castro was wearing a seatbelt.