An OU student was killed Friday when her car rear-ended a tractor trailer on the Turner Turnpike in Creek County, near Tulsa.

Amanda Price, 21, anthropology junior, was driving to her parents' home for Easter.

Price's 1992 Toyota was headed east on the turnpike when her car collided with the back of a stationary tractor trailer. The accident occurred at 5:37 p.m., according to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

The tractor trailer was stopped because of congestion at a construction zone. The report cites "unsafe speed for traffic conditions" as the cause of the accident.

The tractor trailer was driven by John Ashley of Joplin, Mo. He was not injured in the accident.

Price was pinned inside the vehicle for 34 minutes before she was extricated by Sapulpa Fire Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, the release states.

Price worked at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in the archaeology department under Associate Curator Don Wyckoff.

Wyckoff said he first met Price in his introduction to archaeology class. She was a good student who scored high on his "famously hard" tests, Wyckoff said. Price began working at the museum as an intern and was hired after just a month of interning because she worked hard, Wyckoff said.

Fatal wrecko The fatal accident occurred at 5:37 p.m. Friday.o Amanda Price worked in the archaeology department at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.o Price's car rear-ended a tractor trailer at an "unsafe speed."o The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.

Megan Collier, a friend of Price, said Price wanted to work in museum studies after school.

Collier, anthropology junior, said she went to Jenks High School with Price but became close friends with her during the last year.

"I felt a connection to her that I can't explain," Collier said. "She was an incredible person."

Collier said Price enjoyed belly dancing and danced with a troupe in Tulsa. She was also involved with the Student Practitioners of Alternate Religions.

"Amanda will be greatly missed and, on behalf of the university community, I extend our sympathy to her family and friends," OU President David L. Boren stated in a press release.

Goddard Health Center will take walk-ins on an immediate basis for those requiring grief counseling.
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