GUILTY OK - 4 dead, many injured when car crashed into crowd at OSU homecoming parade

[JeannaT]

I have thought about this many times. I don't like to scrutinize mug shots too often because you never do know what goes on. Her poker face doesn't look high or mentally ill or anything of the sort. It looks like she cannot give one s*** about her situation.

I agree with you that I don't like to scrutinize mug shots. If I didn't know what this photo was, I could think it was:

a person after visiting her parent with alzheimers
a patient first waking up from colonoscopy "twilight" meds
someone waiting in the emergency room with a roto stomach virus
someone sitting in the courtroom waiting for a jury verdict
someone who is nauseous on a very bumpy ride

I think we often tend to see what we expect to see in a photo like this, and that can be unreliable.

 

[bluesneakers]

"No real response" blows my mind. Was this an act of rage?

Makes her sound like a stone cold killer. JMO.


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[sorrell skye]

OK crash going to be covered on NBC Evening News. Teaser: What the family is saying about the young woman who drove into a crowd at homecoming parade.

ETA: Brief report. Mostly info that's already been posted here. Adacia remains in jail under suicide watch.

Suicide watch under these circumstances is standard procedure. It doesn't necessarily mean that she's expressed suicidal ideologies/tendencies.

 

[CarolinaMoon]

If it turns out to have been intentional, there will be many more charges to face. They could charge her with assault with a deadly weapon or attempted 2nd degree murder (at this point) for every person injured.

It will take a while for the drug results and I'm waiting to see if she had anything on board not prescribed.

 

[GrilledCheezy]

IF she had worked until midnight as one co-worker claimed (or went to a party as the boyfriend/family claimed... this is still confusing to me), then went home and popped an Ambien or two, and only got two hours of sleep (also boyfriend's claim), she very well could have still been under the influence of Ambien and truly doesn't remember what happened.

Ambien is a very powerful hypnotic, and people who take it are often unable to recall what they've done. My husband went through a period of insomnia a few years back and took it. He stayed up after taking it to send out a few work emails and had absolutely zero recollection of sending them. Yes, not nearly as devastating as this situation, but I'm just using that as an anecdote.

MOO, and all that jazz.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

I think it was purposeful and she was angry so decided to kill a crowd of innocent people. JMO

I wonder if part of her anger was directed towards OSU for some reason...

Failed classes?

Perceived slights?

???

:waitasec:

 

[Bravo]

I think it was purposeful and she was angry so decided to kill a crowd of innocent people. JMO

I agree.

 

[bluesneakers]

IF she had worked until midnight as one co-worker claimed (or went to a party as the boyfriend/family claimed... this is still confusing to me), then went home and popped an Ambien or two, and only got two hours of sleep (also boyfriend's claim), she very well could have still been under the influence of Ambien and truly doesn't remember what happened.

Ambien is a very powerful hypnotic, and people who take it are often unable to recall what they've done. My husband went through a period of insomnia a few years back and took it. He stayed up after taking it to send out a few work emails and had absolutely zero recollection of sending them. Yes, not nearly as devastating as this situation, but I'm just using that as an anecdote.

MOO, and all that jazz.

I've sent out a few of those emails and got into a twitter fight, and made an amazon.com purchase. No memory of any of it and they were not things I would ordinarily say, think, or buy. The Ambien horror stories out there range from amusing to terrifying. If it comes out she'd taken it I won't be surprised. It could even be the reason she was so aggressive.

Moo and all that.


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[sorrell skye]

What ? A hospital will not keep you two weeks if nothing is wrong. I don't even understand this statement. A psyche hospital ? Sounds like dad wanted her to stay longer because he felt something was wrong but a team of trained doctors at hospital could not find anything wrong?

Two weeks does seem like a long time for non-critical psychiatric inpatient care. It's also the typical max time that insurance will pay for inpatient care (critical or otherwise).

 

[bluesneakers]

I wonder if part of her anger was directed towards OSU for some reason...

Failed classes?

Perceived slights?

???

:waitasec:

Stone cold killer, possibly suicidal....

Hmmm.


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[sonjay]

IF she had worked until midnight as one co-worker claimed (or went to a party as the boyfriend/family claimed... this is still confusing to me), then went home and popped an Ambien or two, and only got two hours of sleep (also boyfriend's claim), she very well could have still been under the influence of Ambien and truly doesn't remember what happened.

Ambien is a very powerful hypnotic, and people who take it are often unable to recall what they've done. My husband went through a period of insomnia a few years back and took it. He stayed up after taking it to send out a few work emails and had absolutely zero recollection of sending them. Yes, not nearly as devastating as this situation, but I'm just using that as an anecdote.

MOO, and all that jazz.

But wouldn't the Ambien have worn off -- at least mostly -- by the time the attorney met with her?

If it was an Ambien-induced fugue state, she should have been horrified at learning she had killed at least 4 people and injured scores more. But she had no response.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Confusing with the way information is trickling out in this case.

Just jumping off your post....

I wonder if the owner/boss/??? was hesitant to report she had been fired for two or more reasons:

- He didn't want to blemish her reputation publicly? (Protective)

- He felt partially responsible as he let her leave without escort... Even when there was evidence she was upset...(tears were witnessed)

- ???

:waitasec:

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

I am curious...

if this act was intentional...

Why was this specific site chosen to do the deed...

- Was it along her way home?

- Did she have something against OSU?... (I know I've already asked this question...)

- Was she drawn to the parade because she knew there would be a large crowd?... And therefore result in the most devastation?

Additionally... IIRC...

Her father said she recently asked if she could come back home to live...

- I wonder if there was a break-up of some kind with her boyfriend that spurred her to want/need to come home...

- I wonder if her parent(s) said okay... Or not okay...

- If there was no break-up with the boyfriend... Was she hurting financially?

A combination of any of these... In conjunction with being fired from her job... Could have been impetus for rage...

I am just throwing ideas out here....

All... JMO...

 

[sorrell skye]

Chambers' attorney Tony Coleman said on Monday that his client was not drunk, though he said he's making that determination based on meeting with her hours after the incident.

"I didn't detect any signs nor was there an odor of alcohol coming from her body," he said.

His client had a standard field sobriety test, he said. "Her poor performance" on that test led officers to believe she was "impaired," he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/26/us/oklahoma-car-into-crowd/

 

[0101ABA]

I just heard on our news that she has just posted $1 million bond. Trying to find a link to confirm though.


ETA: still looking and I'm so sorry if this turns out to be misinformation. I remember reading a quote from her father via her lawyer saying he could never afford the $1 million bond, so the newscaster may have had it wrong.

 

[wfgodot]

Daily Mail:

'We tried to help her': Father of OSU crash suspect reveals she had twice been admitted
to hospital suffering mental illness as judge announces she is being held on $1m bail

 

[SweetT]

8:15 a.m.
An attorney representing a 25-year-old woman says his client had "no real response whatsoever" when he told her that four people were killed after she crashed her car into an Oklahoma State homecoming parade.

http://www.whdh.com/story/30346495/the-latest-da-says-oklahoma-parade-deaths-seem-intentional

In addition (according to the prosecutor), she drove around a barricade, ran a red light, and would have been able to see the crowd from far away.

I find it suspiciously convenient that she reportedly has no memory of the events from right before the crash to right after the crash, as well as having "no real response whatsoever".

While it's possible that her alleged short-term memory lapse could be the result of a concussion, I can't help but wonder if her alleged lack of recall is purposefully selective. I also can't help but wonder if her flat affect might be because she just doesn't give a damn about those she killed and injured.

Even if one has suffered a temporary memory lapse (for whatever reason), if that person is a caring human being, then that person should be horrified upon learning that he/she killed four people (including a toddler).

"No real response whatsoever" doesn't cut it for me. "No real response whatsoever" suggests a total lack of empathy. A total lack of empathy suggests a sociopath.

IMO, her attorney isn't doing her any favors by talking about her flat affect. If anything, his description is portraying her as a cold, calloused murderer.

I think it's an F'd up cry for attention ...Maybe the trip to the psyche ward made her feel like she could do anything crazy she wanted to now since Daddy is sure something is mentally wrong with her. IDK just saying. I do think it was on purpose and I do think she is mental honestly.

 

[katydid23]

Daddy has not been all that honest with the public.

 

[jjenny]

I never trust what relatives say in these situations. Just yesterday father was claiming she is just a nice timid person. Now all this other stuff is coming out about her mental health issues.

 

[sonjay]

Nash Lucas, 2, was one of those killed by this sweet young woman.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...mln-Oklahoma-woman-charged-plowing-crowd.html