A probable cause affidavit filed last Tuesday in Sequoyah County District Court has released details of a deadly high-speed crash that happened in the early morning hours of August 3, which left a Florida man dead and a Sallisaw woman facing a firstdegree manslaughter charge.

Cambre L. Wright, 20, was formally charged the following day after the collision claimed the life of John H. Beahn, 69, Fruitland Park.

Wright is additionally charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of a person under the age of 21 and DUI with blood alcohol content of .08 or more, causing great bodily injury.

Wright, who was not injured, was arrested and booked in on a charge of aggravated DUI following the accident.

She received a $4,000 bond and is now scheduled for a Wednesday afternoon arraignment with Associate District Judge Kyle Waters, according to court records.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), who continues to investigate the accident, reported the crash occurred around 1:35 a.m. on westbound I-40 near mile marker 317, between Gans and Muldrow.

The multi-vehicle collision reportedly involved a black passenger car and two semitrucks, one of which was operated by Old Dominion Freight Line.

OHP Troopers Joshua Aden and Devin Harriman both responded to the scene, where Harriman reported a black Toyota Camry bearing an Arkansas paper tag was facing eastbound in the westbound lanes. The trooper said the car was disabled with its airbags deployed and Wright was identified as the driver.

Two commercial semi-trucks were also involved in the crash. Beahn was said to have been team driving with his wife, Linda Mager, also of Fruitland Park, who was behind the wheel of the semi when the collision happened, while he was asleep in the sleeper berth.

Beahn was pronounced dead at the scene by Pafford EMS, while Mager, 66, was airlifted to Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. with serious injuries to her head, neck, back and trunk.

Harriman then spoke with Wright, who was seated in the back of Muldrow Police officer Andy McConohy’s patrol unit. The Muldrow officer said he advised Wright of her rights and handcuffed her based on his belief that she was impaired, according to the probable cause affidavit filed in the case.

McConohy also reported that Wright registered a 0.17 BAC (blood alcohol content) on his preliminary breath test advice.

When Harriman asked Wright if she would be willing to perform standard field sobriety tests, Wright wanted to know if the tests were mandatory. Wright agreed to perform the tests when Harriman told her they were voluntarily.

While interacting with Wright, Herriman reported detecting the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her person.

Prior to initiating the tests, Wright reportedly admitted to consuming one shot of vodka before attending the rodeo in Sallisaw, earlier that day. She also stated she held a state medical marijuana card and had used a THC vape pen earlier in the day, according to the affidavit.

According to the initial report, Harriman reported observing several indicators that Wright was allegedly under the influence. At 2:59 a.m. he placed her in the front of his patrol unit, where she reportedly refused implied consent for a state blood test.

When the trooper questioned her about her current location, Wright said she believed she was on Hwy. 59 near Kerr Lock and Dam, which is located south of Sallisaw.

Harriman noted in the affidavit that the location was about 20 miles from where the crash had happened.

Wright told authorities the last thing she remembered was traveling too fast and noticing a semi-truck slowing ahead of her. She said she attempted to avoid the semi but was unsure of what happened, stating that she was unable to prevent the crash.

While waiting on Trooper Jacob Brown with the OHP Traffic Homicide Unit to arrive, Harriman drafted a search warrant to obtain a blood draw from Wright and then transported her to the Sallisaw Police Department where he printed a copy of the warrant and presented it to Judge Matt Orendorff at Orendorff’s residence.

After reviewing the warrant, the judge signed it, granting the request.

Wright was transported to Northeastern Health Systems Sequoyah Hospital where the blood draw was conducted at about 5:26 a.m. Three vials of blood were collected and sent for toxicological analysis.

After the procedure, Wright was taken to the Sequoyah County Detention Center where the trooper informed her that a man had died in the accident. Harriman reported Wright was visibly distraught and made several emotional statements.

Harriman then interviewed witnesses to the crash, who painted a harrowing picture of the moments leading up to the collision.

Jessica Fite, who was traveling westbound on I-40, stated she had been passed at over 100 mph by the black car. Several miles later, she encountered debris scattered across the road and came upon the wreck involving two semi-trucks.

She said she was forced to accelerate to avoid being rear-ended by approaching traffic as she maneuvered around the debris.

Another witness, Natalie Finley, 30, of Oklahoma City, who was the second semitruck driver involved in the crash, said she observed a truck ahead of her braking and swerving to avoid a vehicle stopped in the roadway.

As she took evasive action onto the shoulder, she said she saw another truck collide with the black car, then veer out of control, striking the rear of her trailer. Finley was not injured.

Body camera footage belonging to Trooper Aden reviewed by Harriman showed Wright speaking to a female known as Kaitlyn, who was later identified as Wright’s sister.

During the phone conversation, it was revealed that Wright may have been at a local VFW bar south of Muldrow prior to the crash.

Kaitlyn stated she had attempted to take Wright home earlier in the night but Wright had refused to exit the vehicle and returned to the rodeo in Sallisaw, according to the affidavit.

B ased on the location of the wreck and statements made, troopers believe Wright may have left the VFW bar and was en route to Sallisaw when the crash occurred.

All evidence and documentation from the incident was then handed over to Trooper Brown to aid in the investigation.

The circumstances surrounding how the crash unfolded are still under investigation as of press time. OHP reported the roadway was shut down for over 13 and one-half hours following the accident.

District Attorney Jack Thorp said first-degree manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment for not less than four years, while the DUI charge is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, and imprisonment for one to five years.

Driving under the influence by a person under the age of 21 is punishable by a fine of $100 to $500, or 20 hours of community service.