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TPD: Woman accused of running over another woman

Posted at 8:15 PM, Sep 02, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-03 09:18:20-04

Tulsa police confirm a woman has died after another woman allegedly ran her over with a car and fled the scene Friday evening.

Officers responded to an auto-pedestrian accident near I-44 and Yale. The victim was taken to the hospital.

Police say the victim was walking with her boyfriend when the man’s ex-girlfriend, later identified as Brittany Payne, drove by. They say the three of them got into a verbal argument.

When the victim and the suspect walked up onto some grass, police say the suspect drove up onto the grass and struck the victim with her car.

Police say the suspect then drove home where she was later taken into custody.

Officers have not released the names of the victim or the suspect.

The incident is Tulsa's 49th homicide of 2016.

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