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Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Yahoo
OK Corrections Cpl. killed in crash along with his two daughters
DUKE, Okla. (KFOR) – Agencies around the state have posted condolences after a corporal at the Oklahoma State Reformatory died in a crash this week with two of his daughters. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections posted Saturday that Landreth Emswiler died Thursday while he was off-duty. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that it happened around 4 p.m. just three miles east of Duke in Jackson County. | > ODOC searching for two inmates who walked away from Hodgen prison > The cause of the crash is still under investigation and OHP reported that Emswiler had seat belts in use in their vehicle. ODOC posted that he and his family were involved in a two-car crash where his daughters aged 17 and 11 died with him. Officials said that his 8-year-old son was critically injured and airlifted to Wichita Falls. 'Our thoughts are with Cpl. Emswiler's family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time. Services are currently pending,' ODOC posted. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral and medical expenses. ODOC also announced a benefit dinner planned for Sunday to help with expenses. They said the dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Duke Community Center. An account has been set up at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Duke for the Emswiler family. His wife works within the Duke Public Schools system. The school district posted Friday, 'Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Duke School and our community. The school is closed today for a scheduled day off. Beginning Monday, counselors and pastors will be available for the students and staff as needed.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Yahoo
ODOC Corporal and two daughters killed in crash
GREER COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) has announced the death of Landreth Emswiler, a Corporal at the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite who died in a car crash while off-duty. News 4 spoke with ODOC's Communications Director, Kay Thompson, confirming that Emswiler had worked for the agency since May 2021. According to a post that ODOC shared on Facebook, Cpl. Emswiler's two daughters, ages 11 and 17, also died in the crash, while his 8-year-old son was critically injured. He was airlifted to a hospital in Wichita Falls. ODOC searching for two inmates who walked away from Hodgen prison Oklahoma Department of Corrections full statement: We are deeply saddened to announce the off-duty death of Landreth Emswiler, a corporal at Oklahoma State Reformatory. He and two of his daughters, ages 17 and 11, passed away in a vehicle accident on Thursday. His 8-year-old son was critically injured and airlifted to Wichita Falls. Our thoughts are with Cpl. Emswiler's family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time. Services are currently pending. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses, medical expenses, etc. A benefit dinner is planned for Sunday to help with expenses. The dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Duke Community Center. An account has also been set up at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Duke for the Emswiler family. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Duke Public Schools was closed Friday. They also shared a statement on Facebook about the fatal crash. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Duke School and our community. The school is closed today for a scheduled day off. Beginning Monday, counselors and pastors will be available for the students and staff as needed. Duke Public Schools There is a GoFundMe for the Emswiler family that can be found here. Information about the benefit dinner is below. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
