ODOC Corporal and two daughters killed in crash

GREER COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) has announced the death of Landreth Emswiler, a Corporal at the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite who died in a car crash while off-duty.

News 4 spoke with ODOC's Communications Director, Kay Thompson, confirming that Emswiler had worked for the agency since May 2021.

According to a post that ODOC shared on Facebook, Cpl. Emswiler's two daughters, ages 11 and 17, also died in the crash, while his 8-year-old son was critically injured. He was airlifted to a hospital in Wichita Falls.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections full statement:

We are deeply saddened to announce the off-duty death of Landreth Emswiler, a corporal at Oklahoma State Reformatory. He and two of his daughters, ages 17 and 11, passed away in a vehicle accident on Thursday. His 8-year-old son was critically injured and airlifted to Wichita Falls. Our thoughts are with Cpl. Emswiler’s family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time. Services are currently pending. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses, medical expenses, etc. A benefit dinner is planned for Sunday to help with expenses. The dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Duke Community Center. An account has also been set up at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Duke for the Emswiler family.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Duke Public Schools was closed Friday. They also shared a statement on Facebook about the fatal crash.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Duke School and our community. The school is closed today for a scheduled day off. Beginning Monday, counselors and pastors will be available for the students and staff as needed.

Duke Public Schools

There is a GoFundMe for the Emswiler family that can be found here.

Information about the benefit dinner is below.