The driver of a maroon pickup truck struck a teenage girl walking with her sister near the Fort Gibson soccer fields on Thursday night, then disappeared into the dark, leaving sixteen-year-old Eden Ferrell dying on a road she had grown up traveling.Eden and her sister had simply been heading home after an evening near the fields, a familiar spot filled with noise, families,and
kids running around. Instead, the night turned into a nightmare that will haunt the community for years.What makes the tragedy even more infuriating is the timing.Sports events had just wrapped up, which meant cars were pulling out of lots, parents were loading their kids into backseats, and crowds were still lingering nearby. It wasn’t an empty, isolated stretch of road.
It was a busy community hub, full of people who would have stopped without hesitation if they’d realized a child had been hit. Yet the driver behind the wheel chose to flee, leaving Eden and her sister to face the horror alone.Police say the maroon pickup almost certainly has noticeable damage to the front or front passenger side,
the kind of damage that doesn’t blend in or go unnoticed. A dented hood, shattered headlight, or cracked bumper—something significant would be there, and someone, somewhere, has seen it. Investigators believe the key to solving this hit-and-run lies with a witness who may not even realize what they saw. A neighbor spotting a truck suddenly parked behind a shed.
A coworker seeing fresh damage in a lot. A friend hearing an odd remark that doesn’t sit right.Fort Gibson is a close town, the kind where people look out for one another. Now police and Eden’s grieving family are urging anyone with even the smallest piece of information to come forward. Because the person responsible is still out there, and silence is the only thing keeping them hidden.
