Ryan Begnaud, 18, and Jeremi Smith, 40, killed in high-speed wrong-way crash on State Highway 51 in Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Stillwater Police investigators say Luke Christopher House was driving a white Ford Mustang eastbound in the westbound lanes of State Highway 51 (6th Avenue) towards Country Club Road around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, when he struck Virginia Winston and Jeremi Smith, who were in their red Chevy Impala in the outside westbound lane.
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On December 4, 2023, House pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve a term of 40 years in custody with the last 20 years suspended in regards to the crash.
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