Elliott Lincoln Binney received a five-year prison sentence on Monday for causing a fatal rollover crash that killed his 16-year-old daughter Shelby.
The 43-year-old pleaded guilty in April to first-degree manslaughter, child neglect, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, and transporting an open container. The January 2024 crash occurred near Bixby when Binney drove at high speed in poor weather, lost control, and ejected his daughter from the vehicle. Tulsa District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler noted that reckless driving was provable even without evidence of impairment from the vodka Binney admitted drinking. Binney fled the scene on foot before later being arrested about 50 miles away in Checotah. His wife Brittany opposed prison time and told the court that weather conditions caused the accident rather than her husband's actions. The judge followed the prosecution's recommendation of two to five years despite her pleas about the family's grief.