Oklahoma man charged in deaths of motorcyclists on I-40

A Norman, Oklahoma man has been charged in reference to the wrong-way collision on Interstate 40 in Might that left three motorcyclists useless.

Ivan Santos surrendered to Oklahoma authorities Friday primarily based on a Crawford County, legal arrest warrant filed in reference to the collision Might 12, the Arkansas State Police reported.

Santos, 29, is charged with three counts of negligent vehicular murder whereas intoxicated, 4 counts of tried negligent vehicular murder whereas intoxicated, battery (second diploma) and driving whereas intoxicated, state police report.

The fees stem from an Arkansas State Police investigation of the I-40 fatalities. Santos was the driving force of a pickup going east within the westbound lanes of visitors when six bikes had been struck, leaving three folks useless and 6 injured.

They had been struck at mile marker 21 close to Dyer in Crawford County, state police reported.

Patricia Lemar, 44,a  passenger, and Leonard Lemar Jr., 46, driver, each of Slidell, Louisiana, had been killed. Malinda Shano, 50, Terrytown, Louisiana, additionally died.

Santos was jailed Friday in Cleveland County, Oklahoma pending his return to Arkansas for an preliminary courtroom look, Arkansas State Police reported.