Woman to Stand Trial in Deaths of 2 Michigan Bicyclists

Woman to Stand Trial in Deaths of 2 Michigan Bicyclists
Mandy Benn appears for her preliminary examination on charges of second-degree murder at Ionia County Courthouse in Ionia, Mich., on Nov. 10, 2022. Joel Bissell/MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press via AP
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IONIA, Mich.—A woman has been ordered to stand trial on second-degree murder and other charges after five bicyclists were struck by her vehicle as they rode in a summer charity event in western Michigan.

Ionia County District Judge Raymond Voet said during a preliminary hearing Thursday that Mandy Benn was intoxicated by a “cocktail of drugs,” despite testimony that she had only therapeutic levels of medication in her system, MLive.com reported.