Woman pleads guilty for 2020 DUI crash that killed grandmother, mom and two children

Woman pleads guilty for 2020 DUI crash that killed grandmother, mom and two children

El Reno, OK – It was great work by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s Traffic Homicide Unit that led to Ashley Ricks pleading guilty to four counts of first-degree manslaughter. She was sentenced to four 30 year sentences running concurrently. Ricks was driving the wrong way on I-40 near El Reno on October 17, 2020 and crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing a grandmother, mother, and two children. Ricks was driving under the influence at the time of the crash. We hope the outcome of the court case brings a measure of comfort to the victims’ families.