TULSA — Former Iolans Brandon Allen and Amanda Rose were killed Saturday morning after the motorcycle they were riding collided head-on with a car that had been driving the wrong way on U.S. 75 near Tulsa.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2006 Honda Civic was southbound in the northbound lane just after 3 a.m. Saturday, when it collided with Allen’s northbound motorcycle.
Rose’s family members told the Register the pair were headed home from work when the accident occurred.
Both Allen and Rose were declared dead at the scene, as was an occupant in the car, Misty D. Thirion, Collinsville, Okla.
After the accident, officers arrested Christian J. Loiler, 21, Collinsville, for allegedly driving the car. He was booked into the Tulsa Jail Sunday on three counts of first-degree manslaughter, causing great bodily injury while driving while intoxicated and driving without a license.
According to the Tulsa World, Loiler repeatedly denied being the driver of the car, insisting he was in the back seat when the crash occurred. However, two witnesses who arrived at the scene moments after the accident said Loiler told them he was driving.
Investigators also determined Loiler’s injuries indicated he was the driver. The driver’s side sustained minimal damage, the newspaper reported, indicating why he suffered minor injuries.
In addition, troopers described him has having slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and an alcoholic odor on his breath.
Loiler’s bail has been set at $163,300.
Another person in the car, Zachary Fuller, 22, Bartlesville, Okla., was hospitalized in critical condition.
Allen and Rose formerly lived in Iola and Bronson before moving to Oklahoma. They lived in Sperry at the time of the accident.
Former Iolans killed in accident
