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Post by mom on Mar 11, 2021 3:02:15 GMT
Did y'all hear about this? How horrible. www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/03/10/pioneer-woman-ree-drummond-nephew-critical-condition-after-crash/6948748002/From the article: Food Network star Ree Drummond's nephew is in critical condition following a crash involving her husband. According to a report provided by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred between two fire trucks, driven by Drummond's husband Ladd Drummond, 52, and her nephew Caleb Drummond, 21. Fox 23 and News On 6 report the men were responding to a fire at Drummond's ranch near Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The report says Caleb is in "critical condition" with head, arm, leg and other injuries and has been transported to St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ladd refused treatment at the scene. The report cites "speed due to traffic conditions" as the cause of the collision. According to the document, the drivers' visibility was reduced as a result of high winds on the gravel road. The vehicles hit head on, with Caleb being ejected about 70 feet from point of rest. The USA TODAY Network has reached out to representatives of Drummond for comment. Another article said: OHP said due to high winds across grass and gravel, the two vehicles collided head-on and Caleb was ejected from the truck. The report said Caleb did not have his seatbelt on. It also said there was not a seatbelt equipped in Ladd's firetruck. Osage County Emergency Management Director Jerry Roberts said each vehicle only had one firefighter in it and they collided on each truck's driver side. He said the two firefighters are ranch employees. Osage Nation fire crews said more than 200 acres have been burned. |
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 11, 2021 3:05:15 GMT
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Post by andreasmom on Mar 11, 2021 3:06:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 3:07:09 GMT
Whoa! No I didn't. I hope he makes a recovery and heals. How scary.
Why are vehicles made with no seat belts??!?! Gosh damn it.
I know they burn areas to help with new growth. But damn seat belts. SEAT BELTS.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 11, 2021 3:11:20 GMT
Whoa! No I didn't. I hope he makes a recovery and heals. How scary. Why are vehicles made with no seat belts??!?! Gosh damn it. I know they burn areas to help with new growth. But damn seat belts. SEAT BELTS. Sadly, I think it's common on farms and ranches to not buckle up or they have such old equipment or vehicles, there never one was or it no longer works. |
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Post by mom on Mar 11, 2021 3:13:11 GMT
Whoa! No I didn't. I hope he makes a recovery and heals. How scary. Why are vehicles made with no seat belts??!?! Gosh damn it. I know they burn areas to help with new growth. But damn seat belts. SEAT BELTS. I doubt this was an intentional burn. Im not in her exact area, but close-ish, and our area is dry, dry, dry and the winds have been high this week. The news has been telling people to be careful about unintentional fires. |
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Post by destined2bmom on Mar 11, 2021 3:34:43 GMT
How terrible. Praying her nephew heals without health issues.
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Post by scrapmaven on Mar 11, 2021 3:38:32 GMT
I hope that he makes a full recovery. What a tragic story.
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Post by auntkelly on Mar 11, 2021 4:02:47 GMT
That is very sad news. It has been so windy in Oklahoma today.
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Post by Elsabelle on Mar 11, 2021 4:24:50 GMT
That’s terrible. He’s so young. I hope he pulls through.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Mar 11, 2021 4:39:29 GMT
That’s very sad. I hope he makes a full and quick recovery. It must be terrifying for everyone involved, to have an accident while trying to fight the fires.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Mar 11, 2021 4:46:47 GMT
I just saw a post or an article from her this week about intentional burning and its benefits. Sounds like it could have been a story in real time. Praying for the families of all involved. What a tragic situation!
ETA: The post was made five days ago, but when you click the link, it's now broken with a PW header saying, "How embarrassing! We sincerely apologize, we couldn't find the page you were looking for."
See Photos of Spring Burning on Ree Drummond's Ranchhttps://www.thepioneerwoman.com › ree-drummond-life
5 days ago — After all is said and done, new spring grass grows much more easily. drummond ranch spring burning. The Pioneer Woman. The burning is a little ..
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 11, 2021 4:52:09 GMT
Oh no... I pray he will be okay... I bet Ladd is beside himself... 😢😢😢
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Post by mom on Mar 11, 2021 5:02:22 GMT
Oh no... I pray he will be okay... I bet Ladd is beside himself... 😢😢😢 I keep thinking about this. Holy crap. I would be devastated to know I hurt someone else. Even if on accident. I also have been thinking about the struggle of knowing there was a fire burning and knowing my nephew was hurt. Obviously, you tend to the nephew and hope the fire doesn't spread, but wow. Thats a lot to deal with all at once. |
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Post by lucyg on Mar 11, 2021 5:17:37 GMT
How awful. I hope Caleb is okay. PW fans have watched him grow up.  And how awful for all of them, the whole family. |
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Post by snugglebutter on Mar 11, 2021 5:56:55 GMT
Didn't their family lose a young nephew a few years ago? Not sure if it's the same side of the family but that must be intensifying all of their emotions right now.
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Post by valincal on Mar 11, 2021 6:22:06 GMT
How awful! 😔
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Post by Sue on Mar 11, 2021 6:56:24 GMT
Praying for Caleb and the Drummond families. This is awful news.
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Post by Lexica on Mar 11, 2021 9:23:21 GMT
Whoa! No I didn't. I hope he makes a recovery and heals. How scary. Why are vehicles made with no seat belts??!?! Gosh damn it. I know they burn areas to help with new growth. But damn seat belts. SEAT BELTS. This is my concern too. Especially a vehicle that will be traveling fast to an emergency! When my son was in school, I refused to let him go on the school bus on field trips because the bus never had seat belts. If I, as his mother, transported him in my car without a seatbelt, I would be ticketed. So I should allow a school bus to do so? I always took a day off work and drove him myself, returning to pick him up again. |
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Post by iluvpink on Mar 11, 2021 16:50:53 GMT
How awful. I hope he recovers fully.
I wonder if not wearing/having seatbelts in firetrucks is common (at least in these farm situations) to help with getting in and out of the trucks quickly?
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Mar 11, 2021 16:53:02 GMT
Whoa! No I didn't. I hope he makes a recovery and heals. How scary. Why are vehicles made with no seat belts??!?! Gosh damn it. I know they burn areas to help with new growth. But damn seat belts. SEAT BELTS. I doubt this was an intentional burn. Im not in her exact area, but close-ish, and our area is dry, dry, dry and the winds have been high this week. The news has been telling people to be careful about unintentional fires. It was not an intentional burns. We have grass fires all over right now. Happens every year due to our high winds. My coworker lost over 20’acres of hay yesterday due to fires. It got within 20 feet of his home. |
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Post by kelly8875 on Mar 11, 2021 17:25:45 GMT
How terrible. I hope he can make a recovery.
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Post by Belle on Mar 11, 2021 17:36:35 GMT
How scary and I hope Caleb recovers quickly. I feel for their family, didn't Ladd have a brother that died at a young age?
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 11, 2021 17:39:43 GMT
I watched a news report that showed both trucks involved. Both trucks look almost like an old military tanker truck of some sort.
As for the seat belts, DH has been a firefighter for 29 years. Federal regulations (I can't recall the governing fire authority at the moment) have stated for at least that long that all fire apparatus must have seat belts.
*edited to add - The NFPA is the governing authority.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Mar 11, 2021 17:40:46 GMT
I’m so sad to hear this, watching Pioneer Woman on Food Network is one of my favourite things. Hoping so very much that Caleb fully recovers easily and quickly. All of the family must be frantically worried.
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Post by julie5 on Mar 11, 2021 18:56:09 GMT
Whoa! No I didn't. I hope he makes a recovery and heals. How scary. Why are vehicles made with no seat belts??!?! Gosh damn it. I know they burn areas to help with new growth. But damn seat belts. SEAT BELTS. I doubt this was an intentional burn. Im not in her exact area, but close-ish, and our area is dry, dry, dry and the winds have been high this week. The news has been telling people to be careful about unintentional fires. And professional ranchers would know when not burn (wind, drought, etc). I’m In Indiana amd intentional burns happen but you can and will be fined for burning during high wind or drought. |
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Post by lbp on Mar 11, 2021 19:09:55 GMT
Her Facebook account says they expect both of them to be okay. Very scary situation.
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Post by gracieplusthree on Mar 11, 2021 20:49:11 GMT
I don't understand why they were both going opposite directions? Maybe one was going to get water while the other had water already? How awful
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 11, 2021 21:10:03 GMT
I just saw a FB post that both are in the hospital. I’m hoping both recover quickly.
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Post by oh yvonne on Mar 11, 2021 21:40:09 GMT
oh no, how terrible! Glad to hear Caleb is going to recover. I can't imagine how scary this news must have been for the family. Ladd is one of three brothers, one of them died at a young age due to a car accident, many years ago I think he was in his early 20's. So Caleb is the son of the other brother, wow.
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