High Speed Chase Involving Rogers County Deputies And 17-Year-Old Ends In Fatal Crash

Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton says the 17-year-old they say is responsible for a deadly chase and crash suggested to them he was planning a potentially violent crime spree from Missouri to California.

Walton says the teenager stole 2 cars in Missouri and a third in Oklahoma and got into 3 separate police pursuits -- one of those ended Sunday outside Foyil when he hit an SUV, killing the passenger and injuring the driver.

Sheriff Scott Walton says this incident is tragic, but he believes the efforts made to stop the teen were justified. 

Logan Harrel and her mother, Kimberly, were driving on Highway 66 Sunday morning, when a 17-year-old drove a stolen truck into their car, according to the Rogers County Sheriff's Office.

“These people done nothing, you know, what I mean, when a car comes over a railroad track at a 100 miles per hour, there's not a lot you can do to try and save your life or anyone around you … and again, the only word that applies here is tragedy,” said Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton.

23-year-old Logan was killed, and Kimberly was airlifted to the hospital. 

Hours before, the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office reported that other officers had chased a teen driver who had stolen a car in Missouri. They stated that the 17-year-old had crashed that car and then stolen a truck in Rogers County.

“When our supervisor was patrolling the area and saw that vehicle obviously driving erratically and matches the description of that vehicle, you know, bingo not that much traffic out here, Sunday morning, so we knew we had our guy,” said Sheriff Walton. 

When deputies first used stop sticks, Walton says the teen tried to run one of them over.

“He was going to drive the way he was driving on his little crime spree until we put it to an end,” said Walton. 

On the second try, Walton says the teen drove over train tracks onto Highway 66 and crashed into Logan and Kimberly. 

Sheriff Walton said, “We certainly feel like we did the right thing under the right circumstances.”

Kimberly Harrel is recovering at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa with a head injury, and the suspect was not hurt. 

Sheriff Walton says the teen could be charged with vehicular homicide.