Wednesday, April 2, 2014

High Speed Police Chase Ends In Suicide Crash


"TULSA, OK — A high-speed police chase ended Tuesday afternoon near 31st and Utica.

"The suspect, Roy Hanthorn, 36, was wanted out of Colorado and patrol officers received word that he was in the Tulsa area with a possibly stolen vehicle and equipped with a handgun.

"Officers located the suspect's vehicle, a gray Hyundai with Colorado license plates, and attempted to stop the vehicle. The suspect then allegedly took off.

"The pursuit began in north Tulsa near Apache and North Lewis Avenue. The suspect then headed downtown, when he then carjacked a woman near 100 South Elgin. The victim of the carjacking was uninjured.

"Officers continued the chase southbound on Highway 75 and then onto 21st and Utica, when the suspect drove southward to 31st and Utica.

"The suspect then allegedly shot and killed the passenger in the vehicle, then shot himself, which caused the vehicle to crash.

"Hanthorn passed away at the hospital at 8:02 p.m. His death is being handled as a suicide. The passenger, Rhiannon Vantassel, 32, was another fugitive from Colorado and was reportedly not in the vehicle against her will."


From KTUL...

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