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7962

(11,841 posts) Sat Oct 24, 2015, 01:40 PM Oct 2015

Multiple deaths, injuries reported after car hits Okla. St. parade crowd

Source: Fox Sports

Three people reportedly have been killed with many others injured after a car crashed into a crowd attending the Oklahoma State homecoming parade Saturday morning.

According to News On 6, a car traveling at a high speed crashed into parade-goers. The station is also reporting that a motorcyclist was hit, and it could be a police unit. The station said the car was not part of the parade.

Dave Kapple of Houston told the Stillwater News Press that he and his son were about 10 feet away when they saw a 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."

Read more: http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/oklahoma-state-cowboys-fatalities-vehicle-runs-into-parade-crowd-102415

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Multiple deaths, injuries reported after car hits Okla. St. parade crowd (Original Post) 7962 Oct 2015 OP

how utterly awful. remembering priscilla ford now. prayers for all involved. niyad Oct 2015 #1

Mass casualty event. 30-40 injured, 3 dead. Drunk driver arrested. Tess49 Oct 2015 #2

and ten are critical, from what I hear niyad Oct 2015 #3

8 critical, 7 serious last update by Stillwater EMS. Subject to change, I'm sure. Tess49 Oct 2015 #4

I remember thanksgiving day 1980 in reno-- very much the same thing. praying for all. niyad Oct 2015 #5

25-year old female arrested for DUI EL34x4 Oct 2015 #6

Now four dead. One of the critically injured, a two year old, just passed away. Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #7

... closeupready Oct 2015 #8

Did you see where she was trying to commit suicide? leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #9

niyad

(134,034 posts)

1. how utterly awful. remembering priscilla ford now. prayers for all involved.

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Sat Oct 24, 2015, 01:45 PM

Oct 2015

Tess49

(1,623 posts)

2. Mass casualty event. 30-40 injured, 3 dead. Drunk driver arrested.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 01:50 PM

Oct 2015

I live in Norman, about 60 miles south of Stillwater. Entire EMS system, lifeflight, multiple hospitals involved.

niyad

(134,034 posts)

3. and ten are critical, from what I hear

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Sat Oct 24, 2015, 01:53 PM

Oct 2015

Tess49

(1,623 posts)

4. 8 critical, 7 serious last update by Stillwater EMS. Subject to change, I'm sure.

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 02:02 PM

Oct 2015

niyad

(134,034 posts)

5. I remember thanksgiving day 1980 in reno-- very much the same thing. praying for all.

Reply to Tess49 (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 02:03 PM

Oct 2015

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

6. 25-year old female arrested for DUI

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Sat Oct 24, 2015, 03:44 PM

Oct 2015

At 10:30 in the morning.

http://kfor.com/2015/10/24/two-dead-and-dozens-injured-during-osu-homecoming-parade-in-stillwater/

Rond Vidar

(64 posts)

7. Now four dead. One of the critically injured, a two year old, just passed away.

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Sat Oct 24, 2015, 11:45 PM

Oct 2015

closeupready

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8. ...

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Sun Oct 25, 2015, 10:31 AM

Oct 2015

leftyladyfrommo

(20,027 posts)

9. Did you see where she was trying to commit suicide?

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Tue Oct 27, 2015, 02:55 PM

Oct 2015

You can tell her attorney is trying for an insanity defense. She has been charged with four counts of second degree murder which could be 4 lifetime sentences. Plus all the charges for the almost 50 people who were hurt.

What a nightmare. I feel so sorry for those people who just happened to get in her way.

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