Four Killed As Car Plows Into Crowd At OSU Homecoming Parade, Driver Accused Of DUI

Emergency personnel gather around a vehicle that crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Oct. 24.

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Four people were killed and nearly four dozen injured when a driver plowed a car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Saturday.

Police confirmed that a two-year-old boy was among those hit by the car and died later that day.

Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old woman from Stillwater, Oklahoma, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and is in jail, police said at a news conference.

Adacia Avery Chambers, 25, shown in a booking photo.

Stillwater Police Department

The three adults pronounced dead at the scene were identified in a police statement Sunday as Nakita Prabhakar, 23, Bonnie Jean Stone, 65, and Marvin Lyle Stone, 65. It was not immediately clear whether Bonnie Jean Stone and Marvin Lyle Stone were related, and Stillwater Police could not be reached immediately for further comment. The name of the child killed was not released.

On Sunday, five adults were said to be in critical condition, while six children remained in hospital care.

A total of 51 people, including 12 children, were injured in the crash.

“Victims have been sent to seven different area hospitals,” Stillwater Director of Public Safety Norman McNickle said in a press conference Saturday evening. “Their job is to treat the wounded first and to notify us later.”

The damaged police motorcycle that a vehicle crashed into during the OSU parade.

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Chambers, who was allegedly driving a Hyundai Elantra, is accused of first striking an unmanned police motorcycle and then continuing to drive into the crowd.

Police said she was not part of the parade and was not a student.

Officials did not confirm whether Chambers was injured.

The OSU homecoming football game will be played Saturday night, OSU President Burns Hargis said at the conference. "We're going to remember the victims."

OSU said in a statement that it was "saddened by the tragic parade incident."

Emergency crews and multiple helicopters responded to the scene.

The car that crashed into the crowd.

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