Oklahoman
A police pursuit that left an Oklahoma City mother dead reached speeds of 95 mph through an eastside corridor, according to court documents.
A man stole a Ford F-350 pickup about 7:20 a.m. on May 24 from a work site on the south side of the city and led police on a wild pursuit that ended violently when the truck collided with the vehicle of Star Shells, 28, at the intersection of Martin Luther King Avenue and NE 16, killing Shells instantly.
Shells was about five months pregnant and left behind two young sons.
Police arrested Wacey Gerron Mikles, 38, who has previous felony convictions for bank robberies, grand larceny and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced his resignation Wednesday amid local reports of an affair with a state employee, a move that comes as his office seeks to solidify a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in the state's Supreme Court.