DUI arrest made after fatal collision in Miami Oklahoma
Police in Miami, Oklahoma, continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian accident.
According to a Facebook post by the department, officers were called to a scene in the 900 block of B St. NE Monday night for a traffic collision with a pedestrian.
Authorities say the suspect vehicle fled the scene before being found about a half a block north of the accident, parked at the truck owner’s home.
An investigation into the collision revealed that the driver, Clay McCormick, of Miami, began driving south on B St. NE with the victim, Chase Langston, of Parsons, Kansas, on the hood of the vehicle.
Police say McCormick accelerated, then slammed on the brakes, throwing Langston from the hood of the truck.
McCormick exited the vehicle and a passenger from the vehicle backed the truck down the street.
Upon investigation, McCormick was arrested for DUI.
Langston was transported to a Miami hospital and flown to a Joplin hospital in critical condition.
Police say on Thursday they learned that Langston died from injuries he suffered during the incident.
The investigation is ongoing. Further charges in the case are anticipated.