2 kids killed, 15 injured after vehicle crashes into birthday party, Michigan sheriff says

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A young member and sister died and respective radical were injured, immoderate of them seriously, erstwhile a conveyance driven by a suspected drunken operator crashed into a young child's day enactment Saturday astatine a vessel club, a Michigan sheriff said.

An 8-year-old miss and her 5-year-old member died astatine the country successful the crash, erstwhile a 66-year-old pistillate crashed 25 feet into the gathering astir 3 p.m. astatine the Swan Creek Boat Club successful Berlin Township, astir 30 miles southbound of Detroit, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said.

"The country was described by the archetypal responders arsenic highly chaotic, with precocious level of emotions of those straight progressive and those who witnessed this horrific incident," helium said.

Three children and six adults were taken to country hospitals by 2 helicopters oregon ambulances, immoderate with life-threatening injuries, helium said. Others injured were fixed archetypal assistance astatine the scene, and immoderate of them were taken to hospitals by backstage vehicles.

Goodnough did not place the pistillate driving the conveyance but said she was taken into custody to the Monroe County Jail suspected of operating a centrifugal conveyance portion intoxicated causing death.

She was cooperating with authorities, helium said, and apt would look much charges arsenic the probe continues.

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