Checotah man dies in accident - McIntosh Democrat

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December 25, 2025

Checotah man dies in accident

A 57-year-old Checotah man died in a single- vehicle accident in Muskogee on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

Kenneth S. Fuget was killed when he was traveling north on S. 105th St. E. at about 4:30 a.m. when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve at E. 213th St. S.

The vehicle ran off the road to the left, continued north, struck a tree and caught fire.

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