A Michigan woman has been charged with second-degree murder for crashing her vehicle into a birthday party, killing two young siblings and injuring multiple people, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Marshella Marie Chidester, 66, was taken into custody Saturday evening. Authorities said she was drunk when she plowed her SUV into a boat club in Monroe County, just south of Detroit.
The Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township was hosting a child’s birthday party. Two kids, an 8-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother, were killed in the crash.
Their older sibling, an 11-year-old boy, survived but is still hospitalized. He suffered fractures to his skull, ribs and both of his legs, according to the Detroit Free Press.
More than a dozen people were also injured. The kids’ mother suffered serious injuries and had to be hospitalized, according to Prosecuting Attorney Jeffery Yorkey.
During her arraignment on Tuesday, Chidester expressed no reaction as Judge Christian Horkey read all the charges against her: two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, and four counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious injuries.
What should be the punishment for this woman?
We know she didn't intentionally murder these folks, folks say drinking is an addiction.
Marshella Marie Chidester, 66, was taken into custody Saturday evening. Authorities said she was drunk when she plowed her SUV into a boat club in Monroe County, just south of Detroit.
The Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township was hosting a child’s birthday party. Two kids, an 8-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother, were killed in the crash.
Their older sibling, an 11-year-old boy, survived but is still hospitalized. He suffered fractures to his skull, ribs and both of his legs, according to the Detroit Free Press.
More than a dozen people were also injured. The kids’ mother suffered serious injuries and had to be hospitalized, according to Prosecuting Attorney Jeffery Yorkey.
During her arraignment on Tuesday, Chidester expressed no reaction as Judge Christian Horkey read all the charges against her: two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, and four counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious injuries.
Michigan woman charged in drunken crash that killed 2 siblings at birthday party
A Michigan woman has been charged with second-degree murder for crashing her vehicle into a birthday party, killing two young siblings and injuring multiple people.
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What should be the punishment for this woman?
We know she didn't intentionally murder these folks, folks say drinking is an addiction.