Woman Charged With Murder in Crash That Killed Young Brother and Sister at Birthday Party

Woman Charged With Murder in Crash That Killed Young Brother and Sister at Birthday Party
Authorities respond to the Swan Creek Boat Club after a driver crashed a vehicle through a building where a children's birthday party was taking place in Berlin Township, Mich., on April 20, 2024. Kathleen Kildee/Detroit News via AP
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A Michigan woman was arraigned Tuesday on second-degree murder and other charges after prosecutors say she drunkenly crashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a child’s birthday party, killing a young brother and sister and injuring several other people.

Marshella Chidester, 66, did not enter a plea to the eight counts she faces in Saturday’s tragic crash at the Swan Boat Club in Monroe County, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Detroit.