An 18-year-old girl has been arrested on complaints of driving under the influence and second degree murder after a deadly I-240 crash that killed a 16-year-oldgirl.
At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Ashley Robinson, 18, was reportedly driving eastbound on Eastern near Interstate 240, when she crashed into ahighway embankment and rolled the vehicle. Two passengers, a 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old girl, were ejected from the vehicle and thrown ontothe interstate, where they were struck by at least one, and possibly two, passing vehicles. The younger teen died at the scene. The 19-year-old wastransported to a local hospital in critical condition.
A third passenger, a 17-year-old boy, told police that everyone in the vehicle had been drinking at a motel in Moore prior to the accident. He said hedidn't remember exactly what happened, but thought they took an exit too fast. He reportedly told police that he remembered that he didn't have ona seat belt, but that he blacked out and woke up lying in the grass. He was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
Investigators say Robinson appeared intoxicated and was emotional as they tried to interview her. They say she consented to a blood alcohol test, and shewas arrested at the hospital on complaints of DUI and second degree murder. Reports say her only injuries were to her hands.
In general, a fatal DUI accident is charged as first degree manslaughter as an act of homicide that occurs in the commission of a misdemeanor. First degreemanslaughter is punishable by a minimum of four years in prison. However, a second or subsequent DUI is a felony. Therefore, if a fatal DUI accidentis a driver's second or subsequent DUI, the act is charged as second degree murder as an act of homicide occurring during the commission of a felonyother than those detailed in the first degree felony murder statute. Second degree murder is punishable by a minimum of 10 years in prison.
