Good find. Leave it to the Edmond Sun to actually include important information and the Daily Oklahoman to omit it - sad reality.

What obviously then happened (and was omitted from the Daily Disappointment) is that OHP met with the driver first, he spilled his guts, OHP turned over their findings and then the county filed the charge and he was later arrested.

If he told the OHP everything (thinking he was taking himself out of trouble), then he might as well save himself some money and take a plea and pay a fine.