At least two children died and 15 people were injured after a vehicle driven by a woman in an apparent drunken state crashed into the building where a birthday party was being held in the municipality of Berlin, in the state of Michigan (USA). .).
Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported in a press conference that the event occurred around 3 p.m. (7 p.m. GMT) and that the two minors, an 8-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, They were brothers.
Nine of the injured, including three children, were taken to hospital in critical condition from the Swan Boat Club, the party hall where a birthday party was being celebrated.
The sheriff did not identify the woman who crashed her car into the building, but explained that she is 66 years old, that she was detained without resistance and that she was driving while intoxicated.
The vehicle collided with the north wall of the facility, entered the building and stopped after traveling 7 and a half meters inside the place, where a little boy’s birthday party was taking place.
“It is likely that additional criminal charges will be filed against the driver as the investigation progresses,” said Goodnough, who said investigators continue to process evidence at the scene, identify victims, interview witnesses and reunite family members.
