‘The best dad’: Family left devastated after father was killed when wife crashed into his car
By Chantelle Navarro
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MAUD, Okla. (KOCO) — Family members spoke out after a man was killed after his wife crashed her car into his on Saturday near Maud.
While the investigation is still underway to determine what exactly happened, family members of Justin Wood are grieving the hardworking, family man who died in the crash.
“He’s the best dad that I could ever ask for,” Wyatt Wood, Justin’s 13-year-old son, said.
Wyatt and his sister asked to make a statement about the hole left in their hearts after their father died.
“He’s the reason I am the way I am and the reason I play sports and love basketball,” Wyatt said.
Family said Justin had just left his son’s basketball game earlier that day. Not long after, troopers found his car flipped over on the side of the road at State Highway 59 and East-West 1290 Road.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Justin’s wife, Tamara Wood, was following him on that road when she hit the back of his vehicle, causing it to flip.
Justin died, and Tamara stayed on the scene to wait for law enforcement to arrive. Tamara has not yet been charged in connection to Justin’s death.
“It could be months before we come up with a finalized answer before we submit our case to the district attorney’s office. That is not out of the ordinary on these,” Lt. Mark Southall with OHP said.
While OHP works the case, his family works to wrap their minds around what happened. He was a hardworking, third-generation oil worker.
“He liked to help people. He worked for his kids,” Cassidy Flent, Justin’s sister, said.
He was someone whom his loved ones will miss dearly.
“When he walked in the room, everyone just automatically loved him for the person that he was. He was just a great human being. He could cut up with anyone, and you could talk to a wall for days. He could just talk and talk and make everyone laugh. He was just a great dad and a great person in general,” Abby Wood, Justin’s daughter, said.
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