Police: Vehicle hits Confederate memorial, apparent accident
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police at the University of Mississippi say a vehicle hit and damaged a Confederate memorial, apparently by accident.
University police tweeted that the driver and passenger were taken to a hospital after the crash Saturday night, and it was being investigated as possibly drunken driving.
One tweet stated, "No indication it was a deliberate act."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another said prosecutors and the FBI would be consulted about whether to file additional charges.
A group that raises money for the university's journalism school says a recently installed plaque giving context for the statue was gone from its base.
Calls to university police were forwarded to the desk of Chief Tim Potts, who was not there.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Oxford city police tweeted that the case is being investigated by university police.