4 dead and 11 kids among 48 injured in car crash
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Eleven of the nearly four dozen people injured when a car careened into a crowd watching a Oklahoma State University homecoming parade this weekend were children, police said yesterday, in addition to a toddler who died of his injuries.
In total, four people were killed when a gray Hyundai Elantra with a suspected drunk driver plowed into the throng in Stillwater, some 130 kilometers northeast of Oklahoma City.
Three adults — identified in a police statement yesterday as Nakita Prabhakar, 23, of Edmond, Oklahoma; Bonnie Jean Stone, 65; and Marvin Lyle Stone, 65, both of Stillwater — were pronounced dead at the scene. A two-year-old boy, who was not identified, died later on Saturday.
It was not immediately clear whether Bonnie Jean Stone and Marvin Lyle Stone were related, and Stillwater Police could not be reached immediately for further comment.
Witnesses told of bodies being flung dozens of feet into the air as the car barreled into the festive throng at the intersection of Main Street and Hall of Fame Avenue to watch an annual parade before an OSU football game.
The driver, identified as 25-year-old Adacia Avery Chambers, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol, said Captain Kyle Gibbs of the Stillwater Police. Police are awaiting results of a blood test administered to the suspect after the crash.
Chambers is likely to make her initial appearance in Payne County District Court today, according to the police statement.
Police also listed the names and ages of the 36 adults injured in the incident, and said the 11 injured children ranged in age from 1 to 13, but withheld their names.
Of the 47 people hurt, five adults were listed in critical condition and four children were described as “fair.” Among the rest of the victims, eight remained hospitalized and the others were treated and released.
Authorities have not released any more information about Chambers, except that she lived in Stillwater. Gibbs said she did not appear to be an OSU student.
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