Posted on 10/24/2015 2:54:40 PM PDT by kjam22
The father of the 25-year-old Stillwater woman accused of plowing her car into a homecoming parade crowd Saturday morning in Stillwater told The Oklahoman by telephone that he first found out about the accident through social media.
“Everyone across the country is talking about it,” said an emotional Floyd Chambers, 47, of Oologah, who said he couldn’t believe that his daughter could have done something like this.
“I can’t figure this out. This is not the person that’s my daughter ... I can’t imagine alcohol being involved. She is not an alcoholic that I’m aware of,” he said.
“This is just not who she is. They’re going to paint her into a horrible person but this is not (her).”
He described his daughter as “timid.” He said she was at Oklahoma State University homecoming festivities the night before with family, but was told by his daughter’s boyfriend that she was home by 10 p.m.
He confirmed that his daughter lives in Stillwater with her boyfriend.
The father became emotional when speaking about the victims.
“We’re going to pray for those who have lost loved ones,” the father said as he began to cry.
“And my heart goes out to those people and all of them who are injured. It’s just a bad thing. I know this isn’t something that she would have done deliberately I know that she’s not that person.”
agree
That’s not right, or are you making a joke? I have an Elantra, that’s made by Hyundai. Although mine does have a lot of nice features, like heated rear seats! it’s no beemer.
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Even if he knew I don’t think he is probably being advised not to say for legal reasons.
Hyundai Elantra. Cheap car.
trashed, imo
And typically only seasoned drinkers are still intoxicated at 10:30 am. Lightweights can't drink that much to still be that wasted the next day. They may feel like crap, but they're sober.
Dumb, dumb choice by this girl.
Don’t know what the car was but wouldn’t assume anything based on it being a BMW, the media loves to throw out ‘BMW’ ‘Mercedes’ etc., but it could be a 15 year old clunker worth absolutely nothing, like the 7 series my mechanic has sitting at his shop which he plans to sell for scrap.... still a BMW.
It was a Hyundai Elantra, not a BMW. Hyundais are not expensive cars.
Her eyes look vacant. Mine would be too if I’d just killed/injured a number of people. Let’s wait to see what the story is.
Yep.....
It was a Hyundai Elantra, not a BMW. The column says it.
My thoughts as well. Also a father, I pray I'll never have to make such a statement to reporters.
I’m not familiar with the details but it is possible for a young person who is inexperienced with alcohol to have a very bad drunken episode. She drinks a little, inhibitions relax, she drinks a little more, and pretty soon she’s howling, stupid drunk. Best case scenario is a lampshade on her head. Worst case is mayhem.
Are you serious?
Yeah, not a good sign.
Yep... for those of you who don’t know... the father lives in a town with a population of 1,014.
“Cheap car.”
Gets good gas mileage though, 30 mpg!
I love my little Elantra. And yeah, it was cheap!
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