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Man Charged After Ramming High Schoolers With Truck

Man Charged After Ramming High Schoolers With Truck

Man Charged After Ramming High Schoolers With Truck

Two high school students are dead and four others are injured after a truck rammed into them during cross-country practice in Oklahoma.

Authorities say the driver was traveling at nearly 70 MPH in a school zone when he struck a vehicle before veering toward the cross-country athletes who were running in front of Moore High School.

A witness followed the suspect and detained him until police could respond to the scene.

The driver was identified as 57 year-old, Max Leroy Townsend.

Prosecutors say he stayed up drinking after his son was killed in a traffic crash the day before.

Townsend has been charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, 2 counts of leaving the scene of a fatal accident, 4 counts of driving under the influence and 5 counts of leaving the scene of an accident.

Bail was set at $1 million.

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