One Woman Dead, One Critical In Tulsa-Area Police Pursuit

Police say a woman is dead and her passenger in critical condition following a police pursuit from Sperry to Tulsa late Tuesday.  

Officers said the chase began in Sperry at about 11:30 p.m. when Sperry Police tried to stop a Acura sedan which had been reported stolen at the Tulsa Osage Casino.

A Sperry officer chased the car south on Peoria but lost sight of it at 56th Street North. That officer continued south on Peoria where someone flagged him down near 35th Street North and Peoria, saying a driver nearly hit him before going off the road and crashing nearby.

Tulsa Police Captain Eric Nelson says officers found the driver of the Acura, an unidentified woman dead inside and a female passenger in critical condition.  EMSA took the passenger to a Tulsa hospital.