NEW DETAILS: Driver charged with 2 counts of manslaughter in Oklahoma
A driver who allegedly struck and killed two high school cross country runners in Oklahoma was charged Friday with two counts of manslaughter, according to The Associated Press.
Max Leroy Townsend allegedly struck a group of runners with his pickup truck outside Moore High School on Monday night in Oklahoma, according to the Moore Police Department.
#BREAKING: @MoorePolice confirm a 2nd student has died due to injuries sustained in yesterday’s hit-and-run outside of #Moore High School. https://t.co/hgh8DapgaL
— (@EmilyTVNews)Feb 04 2020
Townsend initially was charged with first-degree manslaughter and six counts of leaving the scene of an injury accident, according to TV station KFOR.
Townsend reportedly lost his son in a hit-and-run accident less than 24 hours before the incident, according to KFOR.
#BREAKING @MoorePolice just releasing the suspect’s name in today’s fatal Auto- ped outside of Moore High School. Max Leroy Townsend - Manslaughter in the first degree and six counts of leaving the scene an injury accident @kfor
— (@peytonyager)Feb 03 2020
Townsend reportedly hit several vehicles before and after allegedly striking the students, who were on a training run, according to KOCO 5.
UPDATE: @MoorePolice say on Facebook they are working a "serious accident" near Moore High School; Police confirm one person is dead, several others are injured; We have three crews headed to the scene right now @OKCFOX pic.twitter.com/Qk0Dc9I6Zj
— Dan Snyder (@DanSnyderFOX25) February 3, 2020
‼️BREAKING: 5 kids hit by a vehicle at Moore High School. Police confirm 1 child has died and another is being flown to a hospital. Suspect in custody.
— (@KOCOJessica)Feb 03 2020
As many as six children reportedly were hit by the pickup truck. One student was flown to a hospital, according to reports.
@MoorePolice say as many as 6 students were hit by a pick up truck outside Moore High School this afternoon, one student is dead. A suspect has been arrested. Parents are asked to go to the field house. #News9Breaking
— (@ClaytonCummins)Feb 03 2020
Police reportedly conducted a sobriety test on Townsend, according to the Fox affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Moore Police now conducting a sobriety test on the driver of the truck that struck students in front of the high school. @OKCFOX
— (@EmilyTVNews)Feb 03 2020
Police say one person has died after six students were hit by a vehicle near Moore High School. Here’s what we know at this time: https://t.co/yRQrMugaA3 https://t.co/OkBkyP3YaA
— (@koconews)Feb 03 2020
A silver car reportedly chased the pickup truck, a witness told the Oklahoma Fox station.
A witness tells us the silver car tried to chase the driver who allegedly hit several students at Moore High. @OKCFOX
— (@Connor_R_Hansen)Feb 03 2020
