The Corner bar hosted an unwelcome visitor around closing time Wednesday night as a yellow Jeep came barreling through its front doors.
“According to OPD, the student got into the bar owner’s vehicle parked outside of the establishment with the keys inside without his consent or knowledge and put it into the wrong gear, driving it through the window,” The Oxford Eagle reported.
In the midst of differing rumors on campus and social media, an eyewitness account tells a different story of the incident from the Eagle’s version.
“The consensus from the other people standing outside was that she was a sober driver for someone that night and really ‘messed up the clutch,’ and it was all an accident,” said junior marketing major Grady Nutt, who witnessed the accident.
According to a representative from The Corner, two people were hurt but not seriously injured in the accident.
“The student was arrested and charged with DUI and the two people injured were treated and released in the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi,” Oxford Police Chief Joey East said.
More charges could be pending following a complete investigation, he said, according to the article released by the Oxford-Eagle Thursday.
OPD is committed to examining all possibilities regarding the situation before releasing further information.
“The incident is still being investigated,” said OPD Major James Owens.
Employees at The Corner remain in high spirits, and the bar is open for business. The bar even advertised “Jeep drink specials” to patrons Thursday night, including “beep-beep shots.”
“The situation was very unfortunate, and we’re all very thankful that no one was seriously hurt,” said a representative from The Corner.
