By: Clayton Cummins
CLEVELAND COUNTY -
An Oklahoma mother died from her injures nearly two weeks after a serious crash involving a suspected drunk driver.
First responders were called just after 8:30 p.m. March 26 to the intersection of US-77 and 60th Street near Slaughterville.
Kelli Kinman, 35, her husband and two young children were traveling northbound on Highway 77 when a truck crossed the center line and hit their vehicle head-on, investigators said.
Kinman died April 8.
The suspected drunk driver of the truck, Bruce Underwood, 47, of Lexington, died on March 31 after being seriously hurt.
Kinman attended Noble’s Assembly of God Church over two decades. Friends said Kinman was an outstanding mother to her 4 and 6-year-old children.
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The old Vista building, now called he âFinancial Services Centerâ at 111 N. Peters Ave., above, is under contract to be bought by the county following a 2-1 vote on Monday. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
The Cleveland County Commissioners voted 2-1 to enter into a contract to purchase the entire Financial Services Center building for $7.3 million during their Monday meeting.
The motion increased the proposed contract purchase price from $7.2 to $7.3 million. The move comes after the commissioners voted 2-1 to purchase two floors of the same building for $1.8 on March 22.
As part of the commissionersâ motion on the contract, District 3 Commissioner Harold Haralson designated attorney Sean Rieger to act as the commissionersâ spokesman, excusing Haralson and Chairman Darry Stacy from speaking to The Transcript about the purchase.
Deputies and detectives will be using 60 body cameras in total.
The sheriff s office also purchased 11 car-systems for the transport division, which will monitor both the front and backseats of the vehicles
Sheriff Chris Amason promised these bodycams before he was elected sp that the sheriff s office can be more transparent. He says they ll provide another layer of accountability and can be used as an important investigative tool in cases. As technology comes around, the average juror does look for more technologically sound evidence in the courtroom, said Lieutenant Weston Sterling. They want to be wowed by the forensic side of things, and what s actually going into what happened.
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