Goodwell Man Dies In a Hit and Run Accident

On Thursday morning at approximately 8:49 am, Trooper Jay Jech and Trooper Travis Burgess of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were dispatched to US-54 and Mile 24 for a hit and run fatality accident. Upon arrival Trooper Burgess and Trooper Jech began processing a hit and run scene of an unknown vehicle and a bicycle. Assisting Agencies located a vehicle of interest, which turned out to be a Semi. The driver, Christopher Paul Cordova, 57, of Buckeye Arizona, stated the crash occurred on US-54 approximately 9 miles west of the Hutch’s Truck stop at about 9:48 pm on Wednesday evening. Cordova stated he did not know he struck a person, Richard Romero, 56, of Goodwell Oklahoma . Romero died as a result of the accident. The investigation is ongoing with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Unit.