Suspected DUI driver to stand trial for hit-and-run crash that killed three high school runners

The man accused of driving onto a crowded sidewalk and killing three Moore High School track team runners and injuring several more will stand trial.

CLEVELAND COUNTY WHERE HEFACED A JUDGE AND THESURVIVORS TODAY CASSANDRA.THAT'S RIGHT.

THE COURT ISSTILL IN SESSION AND IT HASBEEN A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY,SEVERAL TEENS WHO WERE THERETHAT DAY DESCRIBING WHAT THEYCAN REMEMBER NOW TOWNSEND WASNOT SHOWING VERY MUCH EMOTIONSORT OF SLUMPED IN HIS SEATBUT HE WAS ALERT.I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARDTO LOOKING IN THE EYE.TEENAGE SURVIVORS OF ATRAGEDY THAT REACHED ACROSSTHE NATION ON FRIDAY TAKINGTHE STAND IN FRONT OF ACLEVELAND COUNTY JUDGE FACINGMAX TOWNSON FOR THE FIRST TIMETHE RUNNERS DESCRIBED WATCHINGTHE TRUCK HIT THEIR TEAMMATESAMONG THE HUNTING IMAGESPULLING YOUR IDIOT MARTINEZOUT OF A POND WATCHING RACHELFREEMAN PULLED UNDER A TRUCKAND HEARING SOME OF COLBYCRUMBS LAST WORDS WHEN HE SAIDGO HELP THE OTHERS.IT'S SOMETHING I CAN ESCAPEIS SOMETHING THAT'S JUSTALWAYS FOLLOWS ME NOW.WHITE SAYS HE REMEMBERSVERY LITTLE FROM THE CRASHONLY THE SOUND OF A TRUCKREVVING A SOUND THAT SCARESHIM EVERY TIME HE IS NEARROAD.

HE SAYS TOWN CENTWOULDN'T MEET HIS GAZE IN THECOURTROOM.JUST THE FACT THAT HE HASTHE NERVE TO HIT ME THE TRUCKBUT NOT LOOK ME IN THE EYESAYS A LOT ABOUT HIM.A WITNESS WHO RAN UP TOTOWNSEN SAID THE DEFENDANTDIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW HE RANOVER KIDS AND THAT HE WASSOBBING ABOUT THE RECENT LOSSOF HIS SON.

RACHEL FREEMAN'SFATHER SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT TODISCUSS THE DEFENSE'S STRATEGYFOCUSED ON THE TRUTH ANDJUSTICE FOR HIS DAUGHTER REESECRANK FOR THE TRUTH TO COMEOUT AND WE THINK THAT WILLTHAT WILL BE SUFFICIENT.

RIGHTNOW INVESTIGATORS ARETESTIFYING, BUT THE JUDGE SAYSHE WILL DECIDE AT SOME POINTTODAY WHETHER THIS CASE WILLGO TO TRIAL.REPORTING LIVE IN FEELINGCOUNTY CASSANDRA SWEETMANOKLAHOMA'S NEWS 4.

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