New Details Emerge After Bizarre Police Chase
Troopers Say Woman Spoke Of Cults, Numbers When Referring To Children
POSTED: 4:27 pm CDT May 2,
2005
UPDATED: 6:08 pm CDT May 2,
2005
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Eyewitness News 5 uncovered more information Monday about a family of five who were involved in a dangerous police pursuit over the weekend.
Oklahoma City police tried to pull over a couple and their three children on Interstate 40 for speeding near Anderson Road on Sunday. Instead, the Dodge Durango took off on a 16-mile chase and eventually rolled near Meridian Avenue.
Eyewitness News 5's Tim Sakahara learned Monday that the mother of the three children who were injured in the accident gave some interesting answers to questions from authorities -- including information involving religion, cults and numbers.According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers who intervened in the chase, the mother who was driving the car wanted to be called Rath Lovebody. Authorities said her real name is Rene Moore.The woman also told troopers that her children answer to numbers rather than their legal names. She said that she calls her 8-year-old-son "No. 82" and her 7-year-old son "No. 53." However, the boys' real names are Rashawn and Brandon Pryor.It was not immediately clear what the woman called her infant daughter, who was also injured in the accident. The girl's legal name is Patience Pryor, authorities said.None of the children were wearing seat belts and none were seated in a child safety device. Troopers said the girl was being held by one of her brothers when crews searched the vehicle.A child services expert with the state Department of Human Services, who asked to remain unnamed, told Eyewitness News 5 that an experience such as the chase and crash that happened Sunday could have a lifetime affect on the children -- including post-traumatic stress syndrome. The children were released from the hospital and were in state custody on Monday.Troopers used stop sticks to end the chase, which resulted in the crash. OHP officials said the troopers did not know the children were in the back seat at the time.Moore faces a felony charge of eluding police. It was not immediately clear whether her husband, John Rhyne, would face charges.Police said they believe the pair were headed to California from Tennessee to join a religious cult there.
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