Terri Angier, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation when the bridge collapsed. 'Very surreal, tragic time': ODOT spokeswoman remembers 2002 Webbers Falls bridge collapse History Webbers Falls is Oklahoma’s second oldest town, and is named after its founder Chief Walter Webber and the Arkansas River waterfall. The town has survived the Civil War, fires, and floods. I think if I had not went out there there would have been a lot more off in there," Pollard said.įormer Oklahoma Highway Patrol public information officer Chris West, who is the Canadian County, Oklahoma Sheriff today, remembered responding to the bridge disaster 20 years ago. Webbers Falls is a small town, rich in Cherokee History, that sits on the banks of the Arkansas River in Eastern Oklahoma. I went out to one side of the bridge to try to keep more people from going off in it. "I was on duty that morning and I got a call right after it happened. Named after an Arkansas River waterfall and Walter Webber, a Western Cherokee or Old Settlers leader, the town today has. After facing Civil War, fires and floods, it continues with its rich Cherokee history. He saved lives by stopping traffic on the west side of the bridge on I-40. Located in Muskogee County along the Arkansas River is a small town that has survived for more than 180 years. Pollard was on duty as a police officer in Webbers Falls when the bridge collapse. "We haven't decided for sure yet," Pollard said. "I don't know if we will do this any more after this 20th anniversary," Pollard said. ‘A helpless feeling’: Webbers Falls bridge collapse witness still thinks of those lost I-40 bridge disaster: How this Oklahoma reporter navigated tragedy and uncertainty to cover I-40 bridge disaster Pollard spoke at the ceremony Monday, to remember the 14 victims who died. Webbers Falls, Oklahoma Mayor John Pollard was a police officer when the Interstate 40 bridge collapsed May 26, 2002. Janette Barlow of Wimberley, Texas traveled to Webbers Falls Sunday to remember victim Gail Shanahan. Watching my kids grow up and knowing that Shae was just a year and a half difference from my youngest daughter," Billie Eppler said. Real picture of streets and buildings location in Webbers Falls: with labels, ruler, search. It's holidays with my children, things like that. map of Webbers Falls (USA / Oklahoma), satellite view. She said holidays are difficult, even two decades later. We didn't find out for sure until Tuesday evening," Eppler recalls. 7,204 likes 139 talking about this 83 were here. We were trying to catch them on their cellphones, (James and Misty Johnson) and just the unknown. Town of Webbers Falls, Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. The estimated cost of the Lyft ride is 66.29 compared to an estimated 64.12 with UberX. Lyft standard would be more expensive than UberX. "It was a phone call from my mom asking me if I was okay. Assume you are taking a ride in Webbers Falls, OK to Fort Smith Regional Airport, which is 46.24 miles and takes 138 minutes. 'I was shocked': First trooper to arrive at Webbers Falls bridge disaster recalls scene Gone but not forgotten: Former mayor to host memorial in honor of Webbers Falls bridge tragedy Everybody loved Jim," Eppler said.īillie Eppler said she remembers, "disbelief," when she answered a telephone call from her mother 20 years ago about the tragedy at Webbers Falls. He was just a great person in our area in our community. 21. She talked about her late brother at Webbers Falls Monday. She said she lives with the memories of losing three family members among the 14 people who died.
She had a scar below umbilicus and one scar on right shin that shows suture marks.Billie Eppler of Alma is the sister of James Johnson who was at Webbers Falls Monday.Both of her ears were pierced at least twice, however no earrings were recovered.She had brown with reddish tint of 4-6 inches in length.Fingerprints search indicated she had no known criminal history.
She was dead when she was placed in the ditch and estimated that she was placed there at about midnight. There were no signs of injuries suggesting a sexual assault or struggle. The woman's body, lacking any identification, was found in a ditch alongside a gravel road by a passerby traveling down a county road about a half-mile west of Ross Road on the morning of April 27, 2006.
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