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Prosecutor: OSU parade crash driver 'purposely' went around barricade

A vehicle that crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade left four dead on Saturday.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- A woman accused of driving her car into a crowd of people at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade "purposely" went around a barricade, ran a red light and drove over a police motorcycle before crashing into the spectators, a prosecutor said Monday.

"The evidence suggests this was an intentional act, not an accident," Payne County District Attorney Laura Thomas said in a public statement. The driver's actions demonstrate "a depraved mind and indifference to human life.