Oklahoma man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with fatal crash

STILWELL, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Oklahoma man was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Bradley Jordan Eagle-Tate, 31, was sentenced to three years in prison on one count of involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.

The release states that on June 27, 2022, Eagle-Tate crossed into the oncoming lane of Oklahoma Highway 100 and struck one vehicle before striking a second vehicle head-on in a no-passing zone, according to investigators .

The driver of the second vehicle died instantly and a passenger in the first vehicle was seriously injured.

At a plea hearing, Eagle-Tate admitted that he had several drugs in his system at the time of the crash and that he “did not devote his full time and attention to the driving of his motor vehicle,” the statement said.

Eagle-Tate pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter charge on September 22, 2023.

He will remain in the custody of U.S. Marshals while awaiting transport to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a sentence without the possibility of parole, according to the release.