Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty To 2nd Degree Murder In Deadly 2019 DUI Crash

A Tulsa man pleaded guilty in federal court to 2nd-degree murder for killing a woman while driving drunk in 2019.

Hector Hernandez admitted to hitting 46-year-old Jennifer Holt head-on near 81st Street and Garnett.

This happened just after midnight Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

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An arrest report said he rear-ended an SUV then kept going. 

Police said Hernandez drove about three blocks away from that scene and then hit Holt's vehicle head-on.

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Friends remember Holt as a devoted mother and grandmother.

Shelly Burnham said she grew up with Holt and was friends with her. She said Holt “was a devoted mom and grandmother. She had a heart of gold, we all loved her and will miss her terribly."

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Hernandez will be sentenced in June, 2021.