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Celebration of Life Services for Elijah, 23, will be 3:00 pm Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 81 Ranch with Gene Long officiating. Arrangements under the kind guidance of Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service. Remembrances may be shared @www.stittsworthfuneralservices.com
Two men died in a single-vehicle, fiery crash downtown in the early morning hours Wednesday, according to Enid Police Department.
At 1:57 a.m., Enid police and fire departments responded to a vehicle accident at 108 E. Maine where the vehicle had lost control, crashed into the Garfield Furniture mattress store and caught fire, according to a press release from EPD.
The driver, 24-year-old Dalton Wade Pittser, and his passenger, 23-year-old Elijah Ray Rummel, were both found dead by officers, according to police.
The 2017 Camaro was traveling westbound on Maine when it struck the center column of the East Maine bridge between 2nd and 3rd before continuing west until it crashed into the building, according to Enid Fire Department.
Video from a nearby business showed the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed before losing control and striking the building, according to EPD.
Witnesses at the scene told officers they were eastbound on Maine when the vehicle passed them at a high rate of speed prior to the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.
Enid Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit was at the scene of a double fatality accident on East Maine on Wednesday. (Billy Hefton / Enid News & Eagle)
Celebration of Life Services for Elijah Ray Rummel, 23, Enid resident, will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in the 81 Ranch with Gene Long officiating. Arrangements are under the kind guidance of the Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service.
Elijah Ray Rummel, known by his family as “Budd” or “Buddy” and by his many friends as “Eli”. Elijah was born on October 20, 1997 in Enid, Oklahoma, to Katharine D. Rummel Brown and Kenneth R. Zink, III and passed away on October 13, 2021 in Enid, Oklahoma. He was raised by his mom and dad, Katharine D. Rummel Brown and Timothy J. Brown, both of Enid. Elijah has four siblings, two sisters: Chloe Brown and Ashlin Zink, both of Enid; two brothers, Damien Brown and Oakley Brown, both of Enid; Elijah is an uncle to Landen, Ava,. Paisley, Adrian and Logan. Grandfather, Duke Rummel of Enid. He has several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Elijah enjoyed playing pool, gaming, camping,, adventuring in nature and his true passion was art/drawing and skateboarding. Elijah graduated from Enid High School with the class of 2016. Elijah worked few jobs in his short life but his most current occupation was with Lohmann Fencing and Construction.
Remembrances may be shared online at www.stittsworthfuneralservices.com.
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