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OSBI arrests man accused of killing brother-in-law in 2021 crash involving pedestrian

Authorities found a man on a Harper County road on July 7, 2021

OSBI arrests man accused of killing brother-in-law in 2021 crash involving pedestrian

Authorities found a man on a Harper County road on July 7, 2021

ALL RIGHT, BRIAN KEATING. THANK YOU. A MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH OUT OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA LAST JULY DONALD LAVELLE WAS FOUND ON A STREET IN LA VERNE. THE EMMY SAID HE DIED AFTER HE SWA HIT BY A CAR INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE WAS FIGHT EARLIER THAT DAY INVOINLVG FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIM AND THE SUSPECTHE T SUSPECT ARRESTED HASN’T
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OSBI arrests man accused of killing brother-in-law in 2021 crash involving pedestrian

Authorities found a man on a Harper County road on July 7, 2021

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a man in connection with a pedestrian crash that killed his brother-in-law in 2021.Shortly before midnight on July 7, 2021, the Harper County Sheriff's Office responded to a report that a man was in the roadway of Jane Jayroe Boulevard in Laverne. A news release says it appeared that a vehicle hit the man.Deputies learned that the victim and another man were involved in an altercation earlier in the day, the news release said. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and OSBI agents determined that the collision happened after the altercation.The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office determined the victim died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a pedestrian.OSBI agents arrested the suspect Monday on a felony warrant for second-degree murder and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Authorities booked him into the Harper County Jail.KOCO 5 has chosen not to release information about the suspect because charges have not been filed.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a man in connection with a pedestrian crash that killed his brother-in-law in 2021.

Shortly before midnight on July 7, 2021, the Harper County Sheriff's Office responded to a report that a man was in the roadway of Jane Jayroe Boulevard in Laverne. A news release says it appeared that a vehicle hit the man.

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Deputies learned that the victim and another man were involved in an altercation earlier in the day, the news release said. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and OSBI agents determined that the collision happened after the altercation.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office determined the victim died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a pedestrian.

OSBI agents arrested the suspect Monday on a felony warrant for second-degree murder and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Authorities booked him into the Harper County Jail.

KOCO 5 has chosen not to release information about the suspect because charges have not been filed.