# Son ran over and killed mom when she tried to get her car back: cops

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/son-ran-over-and-killed-mom-when-she-tried-to-get-her-car-back-cops/
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:54:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T16:35:44+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/son-ran-over-and-killed-mom-when-she-tried-to-get-her-car-back-cops/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Police say a dispute over a borrowed car preceded Curthoys’s death.
- She died days after being pinned between two cars.
- Tiffin faces several charges, including second-degree murder.

## Summary

Oklahoma police say John Tiffin, 31, killed his mother, Karen Curthoys, after she came with another son to retrieve a car he had borrowed and not returned. During a confrontation in the driveway, police allege Tiffin reversed into his brother and pinned Curthoys between two cars; she died in hospital days later.

Tiffin was questioned and released initially, but a judge issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday. Police say officers later found him holding two knives and trying to cut his neck; he dropped them after commands and was taken to hospital before being booked. He faces charges including second-degree murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, reckless driving and obstructing an officer.

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