SEQUOYAH COUNTY, Okla. -- A Roland woman died Thursday after she fell from a UTV east of Sallisaw, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.
The report said a 49-year-old man was driving a 1999 Kawasaki 2510 Mule on County Road 1060 six miles east of Sallisaw at about 2:15 p.m. Mary Tibodeaux, 39, of Roland, was the lone passenger.
Officials said Tibodeaux's hat fell off, and when she attempted to retrieve it, she fell from the UTV and struck her head on asphalt.
Tibodeaux was taken to a Fort Smith, Arkansas hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver was not injured.
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