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Oklahoma parade car crash leaves three dead and 22 injured, police say DUI arrest made after car hits Oklahoma parade crowd, killing three
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Police said three people died and 22 were injured when a car crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Saturday morning. A woman was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) after a car crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Saturday, killing three people and injuring 22 others. One witness said the crash sent people “flying 30ft into the air like rag dolls”.
One witness said the crash sent people “flying 30ft into the air like rag dolls”. Stillwater police captain Kyle Gibbs said the woman’s sedan plowed into the unattended motorcycle of an officer who was working security at the parade, then went into the crowd. The driver of the sedan was taken into custody on a DUI charge, Gibbs said.
Stillwater police captain Kyle Gibbs had no further comment prior to a news conference about the incident. Oklahoma State University president Burns Hargis said the homecoming game against Kansas would still be played on Saturday afternoon.
Konda Walker, from Anchorage, Alaska, was attending the festivities ahead of the homecoming game between Oklahoma State and Kansas. 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 Stillwater News Press. “People were flying 30ft into the air like rag dolls.” “At first we thought it was part of the show,” Walker told the Stillwater News Press. “People were flying 30 feet into the air like rag dolls.”
The News Press reported that the vehicle involved was a fast-moving sedan. Dave Kapple of Houston told the News Press that he and his son were about 10ft away when they saw the vehicle barreling into the crowd.
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.” “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.”
Oklahoma State was to play Kansas in the homecoming football game on Saturday afternoon. 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.”
Witness Dave Kapple, of Houston, said he and his son were about 10ft 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 told the News Press. “People were flying everywhere.”