Evelyn Ortiz-Luevano

Status:

Open

Jurisdiction:

Tulsa Police Department (OK)

Missing From:

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Summary:

Evelyn Ortiz-Luevano was charged with child neglect and negligent homicide after authorities say she drove recklessly with her 5-year-old son on a Lime scooter, leading to a car hitting the boy on April 23, 2019 near the Gathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Police say Luevano skipped her son's funeral and fled for Mexico. As of October 2026, Evelyn has a listed warrant from 2019 in Tulsa County's warrants directory.

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Circumstances of Offense:

On April 23, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Evelyn Ortiz-Luevano was "recklessly" riding a Lime scooter with her 5-year-old son Caiden Reyes-Ortiz in front of the Gathering Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ortiz-Luevano and a friend rented two scooters and were on their way to an amusement park in Tulsa. Both had a child on the scooter with them. According to court documents, Ortiz-Luevano "crossed both lanes and recklessly rode the scooter into oncoming traffic, and in an attempt to veer out of the path of the vehicle, caused her son to fall from the scooter and then to be hit by that vehicle, causing his death." Reyes-Ortiz was struck by a car and transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Additional Details:

The Tulsa County District Attorney's Office filed charges on Friday, April 26. They also filed charges against the driver who hit him, Renier Davison. Luevano now faces an additional charge of being a fugitive from justice. A spokesperson for the Tulsa Police Department said it received a Crime Stoppers tip over the weekend that Evelyn Ortiz-Luevano, who was in the country illegally, fled to Mexico after learning that a criminal case had been filed against her. She is believed to have skipped her son's funeral and fled to Mexico immediately after she found out about the charges. The driver, Renier S. Davison, fled the scene but later turned himself in and was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal collision, causing an accident without a valid driver's license and driving under suspension. A judge gave him five years of probation after he pleaded no contest to two felony charges: leaving the scene of a fatality and causing an accident without a driver's license. As of October 2026, Evelyn has a listed warrant from 2019 in Tulsa County's warrants directory. Please consider sharing this case so that there can be justice for Caiden.

Case Last Updated:

Oct 04, 2026