UCO establishes scholarship in honor of OSU crash victim

The global students at UCO are planning another vigil for Nikita Nakal this Friday on campus.
“It is incredible to see the support from the people of Oklahoma”.
The police report said the woman driving the auto was arrested on the scene and charged with driving under the influence.
Four people were killed and 47 were injured Saturday when a vehicle crashed into a police auto and then into an area where spectators were watching the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade.
The University of Central Oklahoma announced that one of those killed was Nikita Nakal, an M.B.A. student at Central Oklahoma from Mumbai, India. “We hope that this scholarship will provide other students, for decades to come, the chance to pursue their dream of an MBA here at Central”, said Ethan Waples, director of graduate programs for the UCO College of Business. While we mourn the potential unrealized, let us also honor her life by pulling closer and appreciating the strength of our Broncho family.
Police say five people who were badly injured when a auto crashed into the crowd at the Oklahoma State homecoming parade remain in critical condition. “She doesn’t remember a whole lot about what happened”, attorney Tony Coleman told reporters.
Her attorney said at a press conference that he believes she suffers from a mental illness but doesn’t think she had been drinking.
“I have deep concerns about her competency at this point”.
Nakal had earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mumbai University, and was attending UCO in the hopes of becoming a financial analyst.
If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund visit www.centralconnection.org/NakalFund or write a personal check with “Nikita Prabhakar Nakal Scholarship” in the memo line and mail it to the UCO Foundation, 100 N. University Dr., Box 133, Edmond, OK, 73034. She had earlier worked as a customer service executive at Tech Mahindra business solutions and as a transaction processing specialist at JP Morgan Chase. Additional charges will be presented to the Payne County District Attorney’s office, the police have said. Witnesses of the accident are asked to contact the police at 405.372.4171.

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