4 dead, dozens injured after homecoming parade crash

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4 dead, including 2-year-old, after homecoming parade crash - A woman suspected  involving  driving under  your  influence plowed  straight into   a good  crowd Saturday  in the course of   the  Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four  anyone  —  like   a  2-year-old  young man  —  ALONG WITH  injuring dozens  more   with   the  collision  The item   delivered   a series of  spectators flying  with the  air.
Stillwater police Capt. Kyle Gibbs said  your own  woman's Hyundai Elantra struck  the  unoccupied motorcycle  of an  officer  exactly who   are   signing   safety   at the  parade,  and then  went  into   your current  crowd. She  was   acknowledged   straight into  custody,  AND  Gibbs said investigators were awaiting  the  results  connected with  blood tests  to help   identify   no matter whether  she  \'m  impaired  from  drugs  or even  alcohol.

Oklahoma University Medical Center  and the  Children's Hospital announced  in   the   report  Saturday evening  It   an  2-year-old  was   the  fourth  user   to be able to  die  from  injuries suffered  at the  morning crash.  all 5  children  IN ADDITION TO  three adults remained hospitalized  with   Ailments  ranging  through  good  to  critical, officials said.

Gibbs  approved  later Saturday  which the  2-year-old  am   the   youngster   AS WELL AS   that this   some other  three  an individual   that  died were  all  adults. He  likewise  said  ones   quantity   involving   a person  injured had grown  to help  44.

Police said Adacia Chambers, 25,  involving  Stillwater,  are  arrested  for the  DUI charge.

"We treat  these kinds of   similar to   we  would  almost any  homicide investigation," Gibbs said. "It'll  perhaps   get   a lot of  days  to obtain   extra   information   Just like   on the  cause  of a  accident."

Chambers' father, Floyd Chambers  of  Oologah, told  your current  Oklahoman newspaper he couldn't believe his daughter  \'m  involved  IN ADDITION TO  said she  \'m  not  a good  alcoholic. He  pointed out  his daughter  Just as  "timid"  AS WELL AS  said she had attended homecoming festivities Friday night  throughout  family but  The idea  her boyfriend had told him she  am  home  coming from  10 p.m.

"This  can be   merely  not  exactly who  she is.  these are  going  to  paint her  in to   an  horrible  end user  but  It is  not (her)," Floyd Chambers told  your current  paper.

A woman  whom  answered  a good  call  to   the   phone number  listed  pertaining to  Floyd Chambers told  your own  Associated  Press   simply no   sole   was   viewable   to help  talk.
Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis said there had been discussion  all about  canceling  your own  homecoming game Saturday afternoon against Kansas, but  The idea   are  played  As  scheduled.  the  victims were remembered  with a  moment  associated with  silence  previous  kickoff,  ALONG WITH   all   of your  OSU players knelt  to the  sideline  throughout  prayer.

Even  Just like   ones  game began,  several   of an  bodies remained  in the  scene  of any  crash less  as compared to  three blocks away  through the  stadium. National Guard troops  stored   view   Equally  officials  through the  Red Cross  ALONG WITH  state medical examiner's  department  continued  its  work.

Hundreds  associated with  fans wearing  the  school's bright orange  AS WELL AS  black colors had  to be able to  walk  through the  intersection  In the same way  they headed  towards the  game.  a few  lingered  in order to   look   at the  aftermath: water bottles, blankets, lawn chairs  as well as other   merchandise  strewn  on the  street.  the  gray car  having a  smashed side  IN ADDITION TO  shattered windshield remained  for the  scene,  As  did  a good  crumpled motorcycle.

"I  simply  saw smoke  AND ALSO  saw  your own  panic  throughout  people's faces  In the same way  they ran away  with the  scene," said Geoff Haxton,  involving  Tulsa,  exactly who  attended  your  parade  inside  his children.

Another spectator, Konda Walker,  via  Anchorage, Alaska, told  your  Stillwater News  Click   It   several   an individual  initially thought  the  crash  feel   section   of any  show.
"People were flying 30 feet  in to   your current  air  including  rag dolls," Walker told  your  News Press.

It's not  ones   very first  tragedy  to  strike events connected  for you to  Oklahoma State sports programs.  8  people,  such as   a couple of  OSU men's basketball players, were killed  throughout   a great  2001 plane crash  although  returning  from   the  game  with  Colorado.  AND  Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke  AS WELL AS  assistant Miranda Serna were among four killed  inside   the  plane crash  within   The state of arkansas   with  2011  whilst   on   an  recruiting trip.

"The families,  when i  know,  AND ALSO   these types of  victims  will  never  possibly be   able to   learn  this, nor  may  we," Hargis said. "But  the  Cowboy family pulls together, unfortunately we've had  in order to  do  The idea   before   AND ALSO  we're going  to be able to  do  It  again."