An Oklahoma man lost his life Saturday as a result of a one-vehicle crash in Dent County that occurred 10 miles south of Salem on Highway 19, according to an online report of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Stephen O. Gayle, 71, of Cleveland, Oklahoma, was declared deceased at 2:27 p.m. Saturday by Dr. Stephen Probst at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. His next of kin has been notified.