A woman accused of driving her car into a crowd of people at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade ran a red light, “purposely” went around a barricade and drove over a police motorcycle before crashing into the spectators, a prosecutor has said.
Arguing for a $1 million bail, Payne County District Attorney Laura Thomas told the judge that if Adacia Chambers is convicted in the deaths of four people, she is “looking at four life sentences.”
Special District Judge Katherine Thomas granted the bond request and ordered a psychological evaluation for Chambers, who is being held on preliminary counts of second-degree murder.
Chambers appeared at yesterday’s hearing via video. The only time she spoke was to say “yes” when the judge asked if she could hear her.
The parade was part of Homecoming activities at the university. Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back a school’s alumni and takes place at many US universities, colleges and high schools. It usually includes sports and cultural events and a parade.
Prosecutors asked for more time to interview the dozens of witnesses who were at the scene Saturday and said one of the injured is in a “fragile” state, which could lead to more charges.