A woman is facing charges after authorities say she was behind the wheel when her vehicle slammed into a group of 16 family members in Michigan, killing two and sending the rest to hospitals in what could be a drunk driving incident.
The crash took place Saturday night in Watertown Township, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Lansing.
The victims in the fatal hit-and-run crash ranged in age from age 2 to 61, according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the tragic weekend wreck along with more than a dozen other agencies across greater Lansing.
The crash killed Johnathan Esch, 30, of Grand Haven, and Daniel Harris, 42, of Grand Ledge, while 14 other victims were sent to hospitals, according to a statement posted on the sheriff’s office Facebook page.
Ashley Marie Monroe, 35, of Perrinton, was charged Monday with 11 felonies in connection with the crash and was being held on a $1 million cash bond. Monroe is accused of striking 16 members of the extended family walking along South Wacousta Road.
As of Monday afternoon, officials had not identified those injured in the crash or said where they are from, but did release the ages of those transported to hospitals as: 2, 2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 16, 27, 28, 32, 33, 38, and 61.
Six family members remained in the hospital, the sheriff’s office said Sunday night, adding that eight had been released.
One victim, a 38-year-old woman, was in critical condition at an unspecified hospital, the sheriff’s office said Monday.
