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College student, 18, fatally run over by multiple cars after falling out of vehicle’s window on Oklahoma interstate

Nypost · · 347 words · By Caitlin McCormack
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College student, 18, fatally run over by multiple cars after falling out of vehicle’s window on Oklahoma interstate An Oklahoma teen tumbled out of a pal’s moving car onto the interstate and was fatally run over by several vehicles during a late-night joyride…

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What happened

College student, 18, fatally run over by multiple cars after falling out of vehicle’s window on Oklahoma interstate An Oklahoma teen tumbled out of a pal’s moving car onto the interstate and was fatally run over by several vehicles during a late-night joyride…

Why it matters

Lani Hicks, an 18-year-old college student, had been dangling out the window of the car when she lost her grip and fell onto I-35, near the 50-mile marker just before midnight Saturday, KTEN reported.

Common ground

Hicks was partially outside of the car window when she toppled onto the roadway, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told the outlet.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Only one other passenger was injured in the chaos, the outlet reported.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about the incident described in the claim.
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Claim 2: “A GoFundMe organized for the teen’s grieving family inched over $10,000 in donations Monday evening.”
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Claim 3: “She was struck by multiple cars after landing on the roadway’s northbound lanes and was later pronounced dead, OHP added.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm the fatal collision or details about the accident.
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Claim 4: “Hicks is survived by her parents and her sister.”
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Claim 5: “An Oklahoma teen tumbled out of a pal’s moving car onto the interstate and was fatally run over by several vehicles during a late-night joyride over the weekend.”
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Evidence only confirms the existence of I-35 in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. No Wikipedia or web search results mention the specific incident involving Lani Hicks or the fatal accident described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_35
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 35 (I-35) is an Interstate Highway in the US that runs from the Mexican border near Laredo, Texas, to Duluth, Minnesota. In Kansas, the highway goes from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_35_in_Kansas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 35 (I-35), in the US State of Oklahoma, runs from the Red River at the Texas border to the Kansas state line near Braman for a length of 236 miles (380 km). I-35 has one auxiliary route in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_35_in_Oklahoma
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Claim 6: “The car was packed with five other passengers and driven by Hicks’ 19-year-old hometown friend.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about the incident described in the claim.
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Claim 7: “Hicks was from Ardmore, Oklahoma, and was a student at Eckerd College, a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, according to her social media accounts.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about Lani Hicks or the incident described in the claim.
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Claim 8: “Lani Hicks, an 18-year-old college student, had been dangling out the window of the car when she lost her grip and fell onto I-35, near the 50-mile marker just before midnight Saturday, KTEN reported.”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about Lani Hicks' fall, the 50-mile marker, or KTEN's reporting.
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Claim 9: “Investigators determined that not all passengers had been wearing their seatbelts.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about the incident described in the claim.
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Claim 10: “She was set to graduate in 2028.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about the incident described in the claim.
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Claim 11: “A spokesperson for the OHP told the Daily Mail that they have 'no evidence to suggest that drugs or alcohol played a role in this tragic incident' and are not planning to pursue criminal charges.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm details about the incident described in the claim.
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Claim 12: “The friend who was behind the wheel during the harrowing mishap pledged $500 — and currently holds the top spot out of 106 donations.”
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Claim 13: “Hicks was partially outside of the car window when she toppled onto the roadway, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told the outlet.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm Oklahoma Highway Patrol's statement about Lani Hicks being partially outside the car window.
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Claim 14: “The incident is still under investigation.”
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