Man Arrested After Allegedly Leaving Teen Daughter To Die In Car Crash

An Oklahoma man was taken into custody last week after allegedly leaving his injured family at the scene of a car accident that killed his teenage daughter.

Elliot Binney was accused of manslaughter in connection with the death of his 16-year-old daughter after Bixby police responded to a rollover car crash on Jan. 11, according to KJRH, which cites police reports. Binney has not yet been formally charged.

According to the outlet, responding officers found that Binney’s daughter, Shelby, had been ejected from the vehicle.

Investigators said the teen girl was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Binney’s wife and two elementary school-aged children were taken to the hospital following the crash.

According to News on 6, police said Binney’s car flipped over after he lost control while speeding and passing other vehicles in a no-passing zone.

Bixby police Chief Todd Blish told News on 6 that Binney left the scene on foot immediately following the crash, then grabbed a second vehicle from a “family-owned business” to flee.

According to the outlet, police were able to track down Binney’s second car and located him almost 50 miles away in Checotah, Oklahoma.

Body-camera footage released by the Checotah Police Department shows Binney in a gray pickup truck. In the footage, police pull over Binney and tell him to exit the vehicle.

According to FOX affiliate KOKI-TV, a bottle of vodka was found at the scene of the crash, and Binney allegedly told police he’d taken a drink from the bottle during the drive.

Binney’s wife also told officers that she and her husband were arguing before the crash.

According to reports by KJRH, last week’s incident is Binney’s fourth