More violent, anti-social behavior from Occupy Wall Street. You can certainly understand why the campus police were so upset:
OSU Police Capt. Richard Atkins said several people were injured by jumping over the walls of the stadium stands. He said many had twisted ankles because they didn’t realize how high the stands were.
One man, he said, jumped from 15 feet and landed on his back on the concrete. Of all the injuries, Atkins said two were considered to have traumatic injuries and were flown to Oklahoma City hospitals.
“It’s farther down than it looks,” Atkins said. “We put people in place that tell them not to.”
But when the final seconds ticked down, fans couldn’t help but rush the field and tear down the goal posts.
Atkins said no injuries were reported due to the tearing down of the goal posts. He said most people might have had smashed fingers or were pushed around, but they didn’t suffer any significant injuries.
Shyla Eggers, director of public relations at Stillwater Medical Center, said the hospital staff received six patients from ambulances and two others were brought in by cars. She said the injuries ranged from ankle sprains, ankle fractures to back and heel sprains.
“We haven’t seen anything like this in what I can remember, in the last 12 years,” she said.
She said two people are still at the hospital to undergo surgery for ankle fractures.
The other six have been treated and released.
At least 10 people were injured, but Eggers said more people could have been hurt but refused treatment.
Michael Authement, who heads the command post at emergency medical provider LifeNet EMS, said that a throng so big took to the field as the game ended that some fans were trampled.
“They won the game and stormed the field and ripped down the goal posts, and some were jumping off the stands and hit the field and others got trampled. It was a nasty deal,” Authement said.
But hey, at least it was over something important. And anyway, they couldn’t help themselves.
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