CHARLESTON, Ore. (AP) — Police arrested a 22-year-old man accused of manslaughter in a crash that killed his father.
The World newspaper reports 22-year-old Robert P. Alexander II of North Bend was booked into the Coos County jail on charges of drunken driving, reckless driving and manslaughter.
Police say 56-year-old Robert P. Alexander of Coos Bay died at the scene Monday after his body was thrown from a Pontiac Grand Am that crashed into a tree and went down an embankment in Charleston.
Police believe the younger man lost control of the car while speeding.
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Information from: The World, http://www.theworldlink.com