Woman dies after car hits her while sledding on Oklahoma City road
By Dacoda Wahpekeche
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Police say a 31-year-old woman died over the weekend after she was hit by a vehicle while sledding on a street in northwest Oklahoma City.
Around 11:10 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a reported crash involving a pedestrian near Northwest 81st Street and Walker Avenue.
Officers learned that a vehicle traveling south on Walker Avenue was pulling a sled with a rope. Police said that rope broke at Northwest 82nd Street, which caused the woman on the sled to stop in the road.
Another vehicle then struck the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The Oklahoma City Police Department identified the victim as Makayla Mitchell.
A drug recognition officer evaluated both drivers, and police said both showed signs of impairment. Blood draws were completed at the scene, and both drivers were arrested.
The two suspects were booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on second-degree murder and aggravated DUI. KOCO 5 has not released the suspects’ names because they have not been charged.
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