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Oklahoma Highway Altercation Turns Deadly When Pickup Hits Mother and Daughter

Authorities describe the dark-road collision as a domestic dispute–related accident under ongoing investigation.

Overview

  • Troopers say 22-year-old Emma Marie Linn died at the scene and her mother, 46-year-old Heather Linn-Schutt, suffered serious lower-extremity injuries.
  • The incident occurred just before 10:15 p.m. Saturday on State Highway 2 about two miles north of Antlers in Pushmataha County.
  • The pickup driver was identified as Ricardo Velasquez, 30, of Plano, Texas, who was not injured and has not been charged.
  • Lt. Mark Southall said the confrontation followed a large gathering and that the women were fighting in the roadway after being told to get out of a vehicle.
  • Officials have released limited details, report Linn-Schutt is in stable condition at a Plano hospital, and note that the investigation remains open.