Thursday, April 4th 2013, 11:43 am
A Muskogee man charged with the death of a Tulsa woman in December 2012 has been arrested in Muskogee County.
Sothea McConnell, 23, was charged on Tuesday and arrested for first-degree manslaughter in the death of Lesley Turay, 46.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol states in its report that McConnell was driving a 1997 GMC Yukon on State Highway 16 when he crossed the center line into the path of Turay's 2001 Cadillac, hitting her head-on.
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Turay was pronounced dead at the scene. McConnell was taken to a Tulsa hospital. The OHP collision report states McConnell smelled of alcohol at the time of the crash.
On Tuesday, McConnell was booked into the Muskogee County jail on $200,000 bond.
His next court appearance is April 15.
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