Chase Rutledge

Oklahoma

Pilot Reporter at KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

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WATCH: Devon Tower shines gold Thunder logo after winning NBA title

5 days ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

Editorial Standards ⓘ The Devon Tower illuminates the Oklahoma City skyline with the Thunder logo after wins, but it was shining gold on Sunday after the team won the NBA championship. The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at the Paycom Center.
Crews put out fire at Woodson Park pool house

1 week ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

OF NATURE IBEROGAST. WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. CREWS ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE NEAR SOUTHWEST 29TH AND MAY SKY 5 PILOT CHASE RUTLEDGE OVER THIS HERE AND CHASE. WHAT ARE WE SEEING? WHAT DO WE KNOW FROM FIRE CREWS? AND WE GOT HERE AFTER CREWS WERE WRAPPING UP HERE. THIS IS A POOL HOUSE AT WOODSON PARK. YOU CAN SEE THAT POOL HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS AN AMBULANCE ON THE SCENE. WE DON’T HAVE ANY WORD ON ANY INJURIES HERE.
Rollover crash involving 3 vehicles causing traffic backup on southbound I-35 in Moore

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

Editorial Standards ⓘ A multi-vehicle crash is causing traffic issues for drivers on southbound Interstate 35 Friday morning in Moore. >> Sky 5 is flying over the scene. Open the video player above for live coverage. Police told KOCO 5 that three vehicles were involved in a crash on I-35 near Northeast 12th Street.
Crews respond to damaging crash at southwest OKC intersection

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

AND GET YOUR FINAL FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC. YEAH. YOU’RE JUST LEAVING THE HOUSE. COMING UP I-35 HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD PODCAST READY BECAUSE YOU’RE RUNNING INTO A SLOWDOWN. ONCE YOU GET TOWARDS TWO 4344 NEAR THE AIRPORT AS WELL. A LITTLE BIT BACKED UP. THE CRASH THIS MORNING HAS BEEN AT SOUTHWEST 15TH AND PENN. THAT’S BEEN THE BIG ONE. AND SKY 5 CHASE RUTLEDGE HAS BEEN RIGHT OVER IT. CHASE THE TOW TRUCKS THERE. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GET THIS CLEANED UP PRETTY SOON.
Police: Motorcyclist taken to hospital after being 'hurt very badly' in west OKC crash

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE OF COLOR THERE ON PENN, BUT THE CRASH THAT JUST CAME IN THIS IS BAD. SOUTHWEST THIRD AND COUNCIL MOTORCYCLE INVOLVED. CHASE I, I HAVE THE OUTLET SHOPS RIGHT HERE ON THE MAP, SO IT’S PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. YOU’RE AT THE SCENE. WHAT DO YOU SEE? YEAH, THIS IS RIGHT THERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF I-40, RIGHT AT COUNCIL. AND WHAT WE CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND PRETTY BADLY. WE SAW THEM LOAD THEM INTO THE AMBULANCE AND DRIVE AWAY.
Large flames coming from tank battery in Wanette

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

Large flames are burning after a tank battery caught fire Friday morning in Wanette. >> Open the video player above for live coverage from Sky 5 Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the air on weekday mornings, shows a big fire and plumes of smoke coming from a tank battery near Skelly Road and Highway 39. Sky 5 Pilot Chase Rutledge says fire crews have responded to the scene and have blocked off the highway. The fire started after storms moved through the area.
SKY 5 LIVE: Tracking road conditions in the OKC metro after storms dropped heavy rainfall

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

Severe storms moved through the Oklahoma City metro early Friday morning, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the area. >> Open the video player above to watch Sky 5 Pilot Chase Rutledge track traffic conditions in the OKC metro. The rain caused slick road conditions on metro-area roads and highways. Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the air on weekday mornings, already has seen one crash causing traffic delays on eastbound Interstate 240 near Eastern Avenue.
Vehicle catches fire following crash in Midwest City

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

NORTH 12TH IS KIND OF WHERE IT STARTS. ODOT CAMERA SHOWS YOU. LET’S GO OVER TO MIDWEST CITY THOUGH. THIS IS THAT NEW CRASH JUST REPORTED CHASE AS YOU WERE FLYING OUT THERE, I COULD SEE THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE SCENE. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT THERE. AND IT’S A PRETTY GNARLY WRECK. YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DO HAVE THE FIRE PUT OUT A COUPLE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED HERE. DOES HAVE ONE LANE BLOCKED THAT OUTSIDE NORTHBOUND LANE RIGHT HERE ON DOUGLAS NEAR 49TH.
Crash involving semi-trailer shuts down southbound I-35 near Goldsby

1 month ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

ALL RIGHT. WE WANT TO GET BACK OUT TO THAT BREAKING NEWS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. SKY FIVE FLYING LIVE OVER A CRASH. THIS HAS I-35 CLOSED DOWN. THIS IS JUST NORTH OF GOLDSBY. THIS IS DUE TO A JACKKNIFED SEMIS. CHASE. TELL US WHAT YOU CAN SEE FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT RIGHT NOW. YEAH GUYS THIS IS RIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA. SO SOUTHBOUND I-35 LOOKS LIKE THE SEMI MAY HAVE HIT ONE OF THE BARRIERS. AND IT ACTUALLY PULLED ONE OF HIS FUEL TANKS OFF. SO THERE’S A LOT OF DIESEL ON THE HIGHWAY.
Police respond to reported injury crash in west OKC

1 month ago | koco.com | Chase Rutledge

YOU’RE PICKING UP, BUT STILL YELLOW. BETTER THAN RED. LET’S GO TO THE INJURY CRASH, REPORTED RENO AND MACARTHUR. CHASE HAS FLOWN OVER TO THIS, REPORTED AS AN INJURY CHASE. YOU GOT TO THE SCENE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING DOWN THERE? YEAH. FINALLY GOT OVER HERE. NOW THEY HAVE ABLE THEY WERE ABLE TO CLEAR IT OFF OF RENO, SO THAT’S NOT A PROBLEM. IT’S IN THE ON CUE PARKING LOT HERE. BUT A COUPLE OF CARS INVOLVED WITH SOME DAMAGE. HAVEN’T SEEN AN AMBULANCE, SO WE DON’T KNOW IF AN AMBULANCE IS ALREADY LEFT OR.