An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother were killed and at least 12 others were injured at a children’s birthday party at a boat club in Newport, Michigan on Saturday (4/20) when a drunk driver crashed into the building.
The drunken driver, a 66-year-old woman who was driving in Michigan, was taken into police custody and is being held in the Monroe County Jail, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnow said at a news conference. The two children were pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
Nine people, including three children and six adults, were taken to hospitals with “serious life-threatening injuries,” according to Goodnow, who was visibly emotional during the news conference.
The incident happened around 3 p.m. on Saturday when the vehicle went through a building at the Swan Boat Club in Newport, which is on Lake Erie, about 30 miles south of Detroit.
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The driver, who authorities have not yet identified, was arrested for driving under the influence and likely faces additional charges as the investigation continues, the sheriff said.
The scene of the incident was described by first responders as “extremely chaotic, with a high level of emotion from those directly involved and those who witnessed this horrific incident,” Goodnow said.
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