Driver in watery Roosevelt Bridge crash finally identified

The driver of the semi truck that went crashing off the Roosevelt Bridge and into Lake Texahoma has finally been identified and his body, recovered.

The wreck happened on June 21st in Marshall County, Oklahoma when a motorist collided with the semi truck on the Roosevelt Bridge. The force of the impact set the car on fire, killed the motorist, and sent the big rig off the bridge and into the depths of Lake Texahoma.

The semi truck and body were recovered five days later and on Monday, July 2nd, the driver was identified as 54-year-old John Francis Bosh from Oakwood, Texas.

According to KXII News, Bosh’s death was deemed a “probable drowning.”

The Medical Examiner is still working to identify the body of the motorist killed in the incident.


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