The Sand Springs Police Department has released the names of two individuals who were killed in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday evening on 41st Street.

Mitchell Raymond Overton, a 21-year-old Tulsa resident, was driving a motorcycle eastbound on 41st Street at approximately 5:15 p.m. at the time of the incident. Accompanying him on the rear of the bike was Kennedy Alexis Behm, a 20-year-old Mount Joy, Pennsylvania resident.

The two were struck by Ernest William Steagall, Jr., a 56-year-old Tulsa resident, who was making a left turn from Teal Ridge Drive onto 41st Street to proceed westbound. The motorcycle struck the car and caught fire. Both riders were pronounced dead at the scene.

Steagall was transported by EMSA to a local hospital for evaluation. The incident is still under investigation by the Sand Springs Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team.

41st Street was prone to accidents in years past, and the speed limit was lowered from 50 MPH to 40 in 2017 after the Teal Ridge subdivision opened. It is unclear if speed was a factor in Wednesday’s accident. The road is also located on rolling hills that can limit visibility.

HillSpring Church, located near the accident, was forced to cancel services Wednesday after SSPD shut down the road during the investigation.