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Man arrested for second-degree manslaughter after deadly crash in east Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. — Jose Lopez has been arrested for second-degree manslaughter, according to the Tulsa Police Department (TPD).

On Friday afternoon, police said a witness reported an accident at the intersection of 11th and 161st East Ave.

Officers arrived on the scene and found one of the drivers was killed in the crash.

The witness told police Lopez was did not stop for a stop sign and hit the other driver. Evidence at the scene supported this statement.

Lopez was taken to the hospital, where he told officers he did not have a license. He told officers he saw the stop sign but it was too late for him to stop. He also said he did not remember anything until after the collision and did not remember the collision itself.

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