Okla Man Convicted of Murder for Running Over 3 High School Cross Country Runners with Truck msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A jury rendered a guilty verdict Friday for Max Townsend, the man accused of hitting a group of cross country runners, killing three, in February 2020 outside Moore High School.Townsend was found guilty on three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a fatality and four counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury.It s the verdict the families of those cross country runners hoped for after grieving the loss of Yuridia Martinez, Rachel Freeman and Kolby Crum for more than a year. I just feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders, Crum s mother, Tansey Hellbusch, said. I m still sad. I still don t have my son. But this is such a relief that we can close this chapter. The jury recommended Townsend spend life in prison. A formal sentencing will be held in August.
Prosecutors, defense rest in murder trial for man charged with running over Moore students
By Dillon Richards
MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) Lawyers will present their closing arguments Friday in the case of the Moore High School cross-country tragedy. The state and defense both rested Thursday afternoon as the jury heard new dramatic testimony and phone calls from jail.
The verdict for Max Townsend could come as soon as Friday afternoon. The lawyers will do their closing arguments at 9 a.m. in then the jury will head out to a conference room to decide the fate of Townsend.
Townsend is charged with murder after he plowed his truck into a cross-country team running outside Moore High School last February. His defense is that he passed out behind the wheel after choking on a Red Bull.