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Father charged with 3rd DUI and murder of his young son

Investigators say 33-year-old Cody Welch, of Tulsa, was drinking Saturday before he crashed his truck in Fort Gibson.

Officers say Welch also had marijuana in his pickup.

Welch’s 5-year-old son was ejected from the pickup and later died in a Tulsa hospital.

Investigators say the boy was not wearing a seatbelt.

On Tuesday, the father was charged with second-degree murder.

This case makes Welch’s third DUI.

Welch now faces 10 years to life in prison.

The suspect is also charged with possession of marijuana and failure to maintain a security verification form for having no insurance.

Welch is scheduled to be in court March 26 for a preliminary hearing.

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