Man who killed 3 Moore High School runners in hit-and-run crash convicted on 3 counts of murder

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NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The person who drove by way of a bunch of Moore Excessive Faculty runners final February, killing three of them and injuring 4 others, was discovered responsible on all prices introduced towards him and obtained suggestions from the jury for the utmost punishment on every depend, together with life in jail.

“I’m nonetheless unhappy I don’t have my son, however that is such a reduction that we will shut this chapter,” Tansey Hellbusch, Kolby Crum’s mom, stated.

Feelings had been operating excessive within the Cleveland County courthouse Thursday night.

“I miss her and I’m glad that is over,” Erika Martinez, Yuridia Martinez’s mother, stated.

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The moms of Yuridia Martinez, Rachel Freeman and Kolby Crum.

The moms of Martinez, Crum and Rachel Freeman held one another moments after 57-year-old Max Townsend was discovered responsible on all ten prices introduced towards him, together with three counts of second-degree homicide within the deaths of their kids.

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Max Townsend

Townsend drove by way of the group of runners, killing Martinez, Freeman and Townsend, and injuring 4 different college students final February exterior the highschool.

“His final phrases right here on earth was to go assist the others,” Hellbusch stated.

Crum died 12 days after the mirror from Townsend’s truck smashed into his head, leading to a severe head damage.

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Yuridia Martinez, Rachel Freeman and Kolby Crum

Freeman died immediately on the scene.

“I miss walks together with her and laughing together with her,” Jody Freeman, Rachel’s mother, stated.

Martinez’s physique was tossed into a close-by pond after the crash.

“It’s so exhausting to clarify what I’m feeling proper now,” her mother stated.

Townsend was discovered responsible of three counts of second-degree homicide, with a advisable sentence of life in jail with the potential of parole.

He was additionally discovered responsible of 4 counts of leaving the scene of an damage accident with a advisable sentence of two years in jail for every depend and three counts of leaving the scene of a fatality accident, with a advisable sentence of 10 years in jail for every depend.

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“We’re simply grateful for the jurors to come back in and provides their time and a focus to this case. It was exhausting proof for them to need to hearken to over the past two weeks,” stated Greg Mashburn, Cleveland County District Legal professional. “His protection is he was unconscious, proper? After which his statements he couldn’t preserve it straight. Did he go unconscious due to Purple Bull? Due to grief? Or as a result of the satan made him do it? He couldn’t preserve his story straight, and the reality is the reality is the reality, and we’re grateful the jury noticed by way of that.”

“Dissatisfied however respectful of the jury,” Kevin Butler, Townsend’s legal professional, stated. “Our group, in addition to Mr. Townsend, our hearts once more exit to those households.”

These households are nonetheless therapeutic, however informed KFOR they lastly obtained the justice they’ve been ready and hoping for.

“All this nervousness that we’ve been having as much as this present day, I feel it’s going to be over, and now it’s simply studying to maintain residing with out our kids and residing with the ache left lacking them,” Martinez stated.

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