Couple Charged in Beckham County After Rollover Wreck

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May 14, 2021

By News Director Jared Atha

An Arizona woman and a Tulsa, Oklahoma man received multiple charges recently in Beckham County District Court after an investigation into a rollover accident revealed the pair allegedly had illegal drugs in the car.

The accident saw two juveniles ejected from the vehicle.

According to a collision report provided by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the mishap occurred on the morning of April 27, approximately five miles west of Erick near mile marker two.

OHP says the 2021 Nissan Kicks was eastbound when the driver fell asleep, entered the median and rolled.

OHP says it is unknown who was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. Two adults, 35-year-old Chrishannda Ayers of Glendale, Arizona and 21-year-old Deago Boston of Tulsa, were uninjured in the accident.

However four juveniles, a 13-year-old boy, a 7-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old girl, were in the vehicle when it wrecked.

OHP says the 4-year-old, and the 6-year-old were both ejected from the vehicle, with the 4-year-old being airlifted from the scene and taken to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The child was admitted in stable condition with head and trunk internal injuries. The 6-year-old was taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City where she was treated and released. The other two juveniles were also taken to GPRMC and also treated and released for minor injuries.

OHP listed both the condition of the driver and the cause of the collision as being “possible impairment”.

According to a probable cause affidavit, during a search of the vehicle an OHP trooper would find a clear bag of marijuana and a set of digital scales. The trooper would also find a bag of light blue pills that one of the suspects, Boston, would claim to be “oxy”. Boston initially denied ownership of the pills, but after learning that Ayers would be arrested if the pills were hers, he would claim that he placed the pills in her purse.

The court document also revealed that despite transporting minors, no car seats were installed in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

Both Ayers and Boston were charged on May 5 with unlawful possession of a controlled drug with the intent to distribute, child neglect, obstruction, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. It was determined that Boston was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash and was charged with DUI after blood test showed that Boston’s blood alcohol content was at .08 or more.

Bond for both suspects were set at $100,000 each.