A Harrah man faces a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide after his fouryear- old son reportedly jumped from his pickup truck and was run over by the vehicle.
A formal charge of second degree manslaughter, a felony, or in the alternative negligent homicide was filed in Lincoln County District Court Aug. 3 against Randy Eugene Orr, 50.
His initial appearance has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sep. 7.
Count 1, second degree manslaughter, accuses Orr on April 20 of this year of causing the death of L.O. through culpable negligence of allowing fouryear-old L.O. to ride on the runner of the exterior of his vehicle while Orr was driving, resulting in L.O. jumping off and being run over by the defendant.
The alternative count, negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, charges Orr with causing the death of L.O. as a proximate result of Orr’s driving a Ford-150 in the city of Harrah in reckless disregard of others by letting 4-yearold L.O. ride on the runner of the exterior of his vehicle while he was driving, resulting in L.O. jumping off and being run by the defendant.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Chad Pape, with the Traffic Homicide Unit, states in an affidavit filed in the case that on April 20 of this year he was informed of an incident that had occurred at a private residence in Lincoln County where a child had been run over by a vehicle and that the child had been pronounced deceased at the scene.
Pape said he parked his patrol unit at the intersection of 1022 Road and 3300 Road in Lincoln County.
He said he spoke with Trooper Caleb Scott who informed him the incident had occurred at a residence further to the west but that the father, Randy Orr, had begun an attempt to drive the victim to the hospital.