A suspected drunk driver crashed into a crowd of spectators Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing at least four people and injuring more than two dozen others, police said.
The suspected driver has been identified as 25-year-old Adacia Chambers. Police say Chambers was behind the wheel of the car of the crash that injured dozens of people and killed four. She has been charged with drunk driving. Police are still awaiting the results of her blood test to confirm if she was under the influence of alcohol.
Stillwater police Capt. Kyle Gibbs said the woman's sedan plowed into an unoccupied motorcycle of an officer who was working security at the parade, then into the crowd. The driver of the sedan was taken into custody on a DUI charge, Gibbs said.
Gibbs said three people were killed and 34 were injured in the crash Saturday morning. According to police, eight people were listed in critical condition.
A 2-year-old child later died at a nearby hospital, raising the death toll to four.
Dave Kapple of Houston told the Stillwater News Press that he and his son were about 10 feet away when they saw the vehicle barreling into the crowd.
"We heard somebody scream, `Look out!.' (He) plowed through a police motorcycle, and then a crowd of people," Kapple said. "People were flying everywhere."
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Konda Walker, from Anchorage, Alaska, was attending the festivities ahead of the homecoming game between Oklahoma State and Kansas.
"At first we thought it was part of the show," Walker told the News Press. "People were flying 30 feet into the air like rag dolls."
The university posted on Twitter: "Oklahoma State University is saddened by the tragic parade incident earlier this morning. Our thoughts & prayers are with those affected."
Oklahoma State's football team went ahead and played their game later that Saturday. They would go on to beat Kansas 58 to 10.
