TULSA, Okla. — One person is dead after a crash and chase in Tulsa on Wednesday morning.
Tulsa police say 40-year-old Latosha Smith headed west on a service road around 11 a.m. toward the intersection of Yale and Admiral drove through a traffic light, hit a curb and two people in the center median, and then the driver of a pickup truck.
Samantha Woodson, 33, died in the collision. The man on foot and the driver of the pickup truck who was hit were taken to the hospital.
Police say Smith kept driving and officers chased her to 11th and Sheridan where she stopped and allowed police to take her into custody. Investigators say she later admitted to drinking prior to the crash and only had an Oklahoma learner's permit.
Smith is facing several charges including First-Degree Manslaughter, DUI Great Bodily Injury and Felony Eluding.
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