Lawyer: Parade-crash driver mentally ill

Four people were killed and dozens of others were injured when police say Adacia Chambers’ vehicle drove into the crowd Saturday. The fourth was a University of Central Oklahoma student who was in Stillwater for the Homecoming celebration. The driver of the sedan was taken into custody on a driving under the influence charge, Gibbs said. Officials with the Payne County district attorney’s office couldn’t immediately be reached. The driver’s actions demonstrate “a depraved mind and indifference to human life”.

Chambers’ attorney, Tony Coleman, told NBC’s “Today” show Monday that Chambers had “no real response whatsoever” when he told her that four people died as a result of the crash.

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 Monday’s hearing via video.

He also said she was taking “a cocktail of medications” to help her illness, but discontinued for reasons unclear and was not medicated at the time of the crash.

Prosecutors also said one of the injured is in a “fragile” state, which could lead to more charges.

She has now been charged with four counts of second-degree murder which is in addition to a previous charge of driving under the influence.

Chambers’ next court date was set for 1:30 p.m. November 13, 2015.

The continuance of the initial appearance is scheduled for Nov.13.

“It’s been a insane 24 hours”, Mark McNitt said, tearing up as he told reporters about the crash and its aftermath.

Gail Lamb and her family were standing just south of the intersection when the incident occurred. Police are awaiting blood tests to determine whether Chambers was impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Coleman said his client wasn’t always lucid during the interview, and he believe she may suffer from a few type of mental illness.

“It is a awful, bad thing that this happened”, Floyd Chambers said. That’s not who I raised, ‘ he said. OSU President Burns Hargis said in a statement Monday that she was “devastated” by the child’s death.

Madison Atwell, 7, had six broken ribs, a concussion and stitches after the crash, her family said in a statement released through a hospital spokesman.

Chambers’ boyfriend, Jesse Gaylord, says nothing seemed unusual when Chambers left for work that morning. She is not an alcoholic that I’m aware of. “She’s just not that kind of person”.

‘This is so not her. This is not her character, ‘ Branstetter said tearfully. “She’s Cherokee Indian. And they are very well known and loved and respected in Oolagah, where they’re from”.

Her aunt, Julie Franklin, said a woman at the scene pushed Madison out of the way.

Another employee at the school, Nicollete Strauch, survived the crash, but her 2-year-old son Nash was killed, the university said.

“America’s brightest orange.” The proud slogan of Oklahoma State University well describes the scene of the crowd lined up on a street, decked out in orange jerseys to fire their team on. The City of Stillwater has named the victims as Nakita Prabhakar, 23, from Edmond, Oklahoma; and Bonnie Jean Stone and Marvin Lyle Stone, both 65, from Stillwater.