TUTTLE, Oklahoma -
A Tuttle man was
intentionally run down by a truck and investigators say the driver was high
on K-2, a synthetic drug outlawed in Oklahoma. And on Wednesday night, the
wife of the victim talked to News 9 about the horrific scene she witnessed.
The Kasardas were enjoying
an evening at their home in Tuttle on Tuesday night when they say a family
acquaintance showed up high on synthetic drugs.
"My husband went
to the driveway and told him he needed to leave," Tammy Kasardas said,
that's when 19-year-old Denton McDaniels revved up
his truck and barreled toward her husband, Patrick.
Tammy witnessed
the entire incident.
"I saw my husband
in the hood of the pickup and then the windshield of the pickup."
Kasardas says
McDaniels sped off through their backyard, crashed into a utility box and never
stopped. Her husband was left unconscious in their driveway until
paramedics arrived.
"I absolutely
thought I was going to lose him."
Investigators
arrested McDaniel not long after the hit-and-run in southwest Oklahoma City.
The investigators say the teenager appeared to be high on the synthetic drug K2.
Grady County
Prosecutor James Walters explains K2 is extremely dangerous when consumed and,
although the drugs are illegal, it is still readily available and often
resulting in tragedies. Walters says the Grady County District Attorney's Drug
Task Force is dedicated to shutting down stores selling the synthetic drugs
"You just never
know what kind of reaction you are going to get out of it [K2] so it puts very
dangerous individuals on the streets," said Walters.
For Kasardas, the
threat showed up at her home.
"I want people to
be aware that this stuff is out there so somebody else doesn't have to go
through that."
Kasardas says McDaniels
previously admitted to her family that he had an addiction to synthetic drugs;
a drug that changed the course of life for the abuser and the victim.
"In an instant our
lives changed."
Kasardas is at OU
Medical Center recovering from a broken wrist, ribs, tailbone and internal
injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery. The Kasardas say they are
thankful for all of the support from their community and the staff at OU
Medical Center.
As for McDaniels,
he is being held in the Grady County Jail for assault and battery with a deadly
weapon and could face several charges.
Denton McDaniels
Patrick Kasardas was rundown by McDaniels in his own yard. He is expected to make a full recovery.
