Max Leroy Townsend, 56, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter
A suburban town in Oklahoma has been left stunned after a student at Moore High School was killed and 5 others were injured when a man drove into a cross country team during practice.
The horrifying incident unfolded at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jeremy Lewis with the Moore Police Department tells PEOPLE. The students were training right outside of the high school when 56-year-old Max Leroy Townsend allegedly ran them over, Lewis explains. Police allege Townsend then attempted to flee the scene and was pursued by a witness for three blocks until he rammed into another car, disabling his own vehicle.The 5 injured students — identified as Yuridia Martinez, Joseph White, Kolby Crum, Shiloh Hutchinson and Ashton Baza byRachel Freeman has been identified as the female student who was killed.
Townsend was booked in jail and has been charged with manslaughter in the first degree and 6 counts of leaving the scene of an injury accident.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for
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