SHAWNEE, OKLA. (KOKH) — Charges have been filed against a semi driver for two counts of first-degree manslaughter following a deadly crash on I-40 westbound near Shawnee on March 21.
Aiden Martin and Emmaleigh Arnold, both University of Oklahoma students, were killed after being hit from behind by a Freightliner semi driven by Carolyn Melendez. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Melendez was distracted reaching for a water bottle and failed to notice the stopped traffic ahead.
Multiple dash cameras from vehicles showed the semi hitting the car at full speed. Other motorists were also injured in the crash…