By Fox23.com News Staff
OWASSO, Okla. — A man was arrested and charged in connection to the 2025 multi-vehicle crash in Owasso that killed a Tulsa Fire Department firefighter and injured three others.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma said 52-year-old Christopher Robert Chaney from Owasso has been charged in federal court with involuntary manslaughter, two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault by striking, beating and wounding.
We reported on the September 2025 crash, where police said cars were lined up in the eastbound lane of East 116th Street at a red light when a truck crashed into them from behind at a high rate of speed. The crash caused a chain reaction, with oil from the vehicles starting a fire.
The United States Attorney’s Office said Chaney was accused of speeding, failing to obey traffic lights and driving after consuming hydrocodone and cannabis.
Chaney is a member of the Cherokee Nation. He has appeared in court since being taken into custody by the FBI.
