Body camera video shows the moment an Oklahoma father was arrested by police after he allegedly fled a single-vehicle crash that killed his teenage daughter and injured other family members.
Bixby Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Jan. 11 at approximately 9:20 p.m. KJRH-TV report. Officers found 16-year-old Shelby Binney near the scene of the car accident. She was reportedly thrown from her car during a rollover car accident.
Binny was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Investigators said Shelby was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was removed from the vehicle.
Her mother and two elementary school-age siblings were also injured in the traffic accident and taken to the hospital.
The father of the family, Elliot Binney, was missing from the scene of the car crash.
The man is accused of fleeing a car crash that killed his teenage daughter.
An anonymous witness told KJRH-TV that he ran to the scene of the accident and found a man wandering around the wrecked SUV. Witnesses claimed they tried to sit the “disoriented” man down, but he ran away.
“At some point, the driver's father, Elliot Binney, left the scene and walked to the family business to retrieve the vehicle,” Bixby Police Chief Todd Blish said in a statement. KOKI-TV.
Police were able to track the vehicle electronically.
Officers tracked Elliott down in Checotah, about an hour away from the fatal car crash.
Checotah Police Department releases officer body camera footage arrest vinny He was behind the wheel of a gray pickup truck.
According to the arrest report, Binney told officers that the accident occurred on a rainy night when he hit a grease stain on the road and lost control of his vehicle.
According to the police report, witnesses to the car accident estimated that Binney's car was traveling about 110 miles per hour before the accident. Binny reportedly passed several cars in a no-passing zone just before the wreck.
of new york post “When officers searched Vinny's car, they found vodka and several pill bottles with removed labels in the front seat,” the report said.
Binney allegedly admitted to police that he had bought vodka and “taken a swig” while driving his family home.
Binney's wife reportedly told police that she and her husband had been arguing before the fatal accident.
The father suffered only minor injuries in the accident that killed his daughter. In his mug shot, Vinny is seen with two black eyes.
Vinny was arrested and charged with fatal crash, first-degree manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a vehicle for passing a vehicle in a no-passing zone.
Binney, 41, was released on $102,100 bail.
KJRH-TV According to reports, Binney had previously been charged with leaving the scene of an accident three other times. However, the state allegedly dismissed his charges in 2010 and 2016.
“This situation is tragic in every sense of the word,” Blish said.
The cheer group Shelby was a part of described the teenager as “a bright light in the gym, a hard-working athlete, and the best teammate you could ask for.”
“She was loved by everyone around her,” the group said. Facebook. “She was always encouraging others in the gym. She had a heart of gold and showed kindness to everyone. Shelby always had a smile on her face. She loved her teammates, coaches, And loved Jim. We will miss her very much.”
Shelby was a sophomore at Bixby High School. The high school has sent a counseling team to “provide support to students and staff who need help processing this very difficult news.”
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