STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman arrested on a DUI charge crashed into a crowd of spectators Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing three people and injuring nearly two dozen others, police said.
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 driving under the influence charge, Gibbs said.
Gibbs said three people were killed and 22 were injured in the crash Saturday morning.
Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis said the homecoming game against Kansas would be played Saturday afternoon.
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!.’ (The driver) plowed through a police motorcycle, and then a crowd of people,” Kapple said. “People were flying everywhere.”
Konda Walker, from Anchorage, Alaska, was attending the festivities ahead of the homecoming game.
“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.”
Phone calls to Oklahoma State officials were not immediately returned.
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.”
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…if only thoughts and prayers did any good…
you have got to be pretty f*cked up to miss a parade.
EDIT: had she already been arrested on the DUI as the lede suggests, or was she arrested subsequent to the murder and mayhem she committed?
Sincere condolences to families and friends for this needless and tragic loss.
Multiple vehicular homicide charges could put the driver away for a long time and might deter others from making the same bad decision. This incident will be fully investigate with an eye to prevention of recurrences. Yes it was a mass killing and no it did not involve a gun. And thankfully Congress won’t do everything in their power to make sure it will happen again at the bidding of a powerful lobbyist group.
“At first we thought it was part of the show,” Walker told the News Press.
Jeebus on a Triscuit! Are all people from Alaska this dumb?
Cue up the Republicans: “Why aren’t the Liberals demanding that we ban cars?”