Mourners gathered for candlelight prayer vigil for the victims of the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade crash in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on October 25, 2015. Photo from OSU
An Oklahoma woman who is said to be a member of the Cherokee Nation is undergoing a mental evaluation after authorities said she drove her car into a crowd on Saturday, killing four people. Adacia Avery Chambers, 25, is being held on $1 million bond in connection with the incident at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater. She has not yet been formally indicted but faces second-degree murder charges for the deaths of Marvin Stone, 65, Bonnie Stone, 65, Nakita Prabhakar, 23, and two-year old Nash Lucas. Dozens more were injured.
Victims of the incident in Stillwater, Oklahoma: Nash Lucas, Nakita Prabhakar, Bonnie Stone and Marvin Stone. Images from OSU
Chambers received mental health treatment at the Indian Health Service and at another facility in Oklahoma, her attorney and her father said. Her family lives in Oologah, a town within the historic Cherokee Reservation. "She’s Cherokee Indian," attorney Tony Coleman said of Chambers at a press conference following the incident, KFOR reported. "And they are very well-known and loved and respected in Oologah where they’re from."
Adacia Chambers. Photo from Stillwater Police Department
The Payne County District Attorney's Office intends to file four counts of second-degree homicide against Chambers. Additional charges are possible as the investigation continues. "The evidence suggests this was an intentional act, not an accident," district attorney Laura Austin Thomas said in a press release. Get the Story:
Driver says she was suicidal during Oklahoma State University crash, police say (The Oklahoman 10/27)
Adacia Chambers Faces Murder Charges in Oklahoma State Crash (The New York Times 10/26)
Stillwater Crash Suspect Adacia Chambers To Undergo Psychological Evaluation (News on 6 10/26)
Oklahoma State crash: Suspect's father defends daughter as 'kind, loving' (CNN 10/26)
Attorney says Stillwater crash suspect suffers from mental illness (KFOR 10/25)
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