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A Pryor man was flown to Tulsa's St. John Hospital as a result of a Wednesday morning accident east of Nowata.  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports 33 year-old Laramie Wildermuth was driving his truck westbound on County Road 24 from County Road 416 just after 9 o'clock when his Silverado went off the road to the right and hit an embankment.  The vehicle overturned two complete times before it stopped.  Wildermuth was not wearing a seatbelt and he was thrown about 77 feet from the vehicle.  

 

Wildermuth was admitted in critical condition with head, leg, and internal injuries.  The accident report lists unsafe speed for the type of roadway as a cause of the accident.  The report also shows that the officer noted an odor of alcohol about the man.