Article: Officials may never know cause of fatal boat crash: Clues, survivor can't explain Lake Texoma accident that killed 5.

Byline: Laura Schreier

Sep. 19--The investigation into a Labor Day weekend boat crash that killed five people has all but ended without a determination of who or what was to blame, Oklahoma authorities said Monday. Investigators have looked for clues in salvaged pieces of the two high-performance boats that collided on Lake Texoma, but evidence was inconclusive, said Oklahoma State Highway Patrol Trooper Kera Philippi. "Investigators may never know if the collision was catastrophic part failure on the vessel or if in fact it was driver error," she said. Five people died and one was seriously injured in the accident during a high-speed "poker run" Sept. 2. ...

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