Oklahoma Homecoming Crash: Suspect Adacia Chambers Granted Psychological Evaluation

A judge on Monday afternoon has granted a request made by defense lawyers to have Oklahoma state homecoming crash suspect Adacia Chambers go through a psychological evaluation before her arraignment.

Chambers, who appeared via video link and has yet to enter a plea, is currently held under $1 million bond and is set to make a second court appearance on Nov. 13, the day when the charges against her will be formally filed, according to ABC News.

Meanwhile, a prosecutor said on Monday that Chambers "purposely" drove her car around a barricade, went past a red light and over a police motorcycle before crashing into a crowd of people during a homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University on Saturday morning.

"The evidence suggests this was an intentional act, not an accident," Laura Thomas, the district attorney for Payne County, said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. Thomas added that Chambers' actions established "a depraved mind and indifference to human life."

Chambers is facing four counts of second-degree murder for the incident, which left four people dead, including a two-year-old toddler, and dozens of other people injured.

Police had suspected that Chambers was driving under the influence, but her lawyer said that she did not smell of alcohol, meaning that his client was not in a "drunken stupor."

"In my opinion, Ms. Chambers suffers from a mental illness," Attorney Tony Coleman said, HNGN previously reported.

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Mental illness, Mentally ill
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