State ex rel. Edmondson v. Two Hundred Thousand Four Hundred Ninety & No/100ths Dollars ($200,490.00) in U.S. Currency

HANSEN, Chief Judge.

[ 1 In this action for forfeiture pursuant to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act (the Act), 68 O.S. Supp.1997 §§ 2-101 et seq., Appellant, the State of Oklahoma (State), appeals from summary judgment in favor of Appellee, Maria Azuce-na Pena (Claimant).

T2 Claimant and her husband, Melchor Pena, who died during pendency of this action, were arrested after their car was stopped on February 28, 1997, in Oklahoma City. The arresting officer stated the stop was for speeding, improper lane change and following too closely. Melchor Pena, who *162was driving, had no…