Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameRobert Lee Compton Jr. , Half 2C1R*
Birth5 Sep 1952, Bakersfield, Kern Co CA
Death20 Nov 1979, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co OK Age: 27
Notes for Robert Lee Compton Jr.
Wreck Kills City Man3999 A southeast Oklahoma City man was fatally injured Tuesday night when his. .car slammed into a bridge banister, the year's 100th traffic fatality, investigators said.
Robert Lee Compton. 27, was identified as the victim of the 7:50 p.m. accident in the unit block of SE 22. Compton, who was alone in the car, was taken lo University Hospital, where he died at 10. p.m. from massive head injuries.
Sgt. Terry Tune, traffie supervisor, said the eastbound car apparently left the road and swerved out of control before hitting a solid iron banister.