Man Pleads Guilty In May 2011 Fatal Owasso Highway Crash

A Tulsa man entered a blind plea to a charge of first degree manslaughter in a Tulsa County courtroom Wednesday in connection with a May 20, 2011 fatality crash in Owasso.

Owasso Police say Juan Ochoa-Ruiz was driving the wrong way in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 169 at 76th Street North when he struck a southbound motorcycle.

The motorcycle rider, Iain Bell, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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At the time of the early morning crash, police say Ruiz was driving with the truck's headlights turned off.

Sentencing for Ruiz was set for February 23, 2012.