COPY-Man charged in fatal accident

Associated Press - December 5, 2009 6:15 AM ET

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City police have filed a manslaughter complaint against an 18-year-old driver whose passenger died when the vehicle crashed.

Master Sgt. Gary Knight says 19-year-old Marcus Wilson was killed when the car in which he was riding struck a tree about 11 p.m. Thursday. Glenn Relerford was hospitalized and listed in critical condition Friday at OU Medical Center.

According to police, an officer saw a car failing to stop at N.W. 31 Street and Western Avenue and then run a driver off the street at N.W. 29 Street and Shartel Avenue.

Knight says the officer turned to pursue the car and saw it had hit a tree.

Relerford also is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana possession.

Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com

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