Two minors – an eight-year-old girl and her five-year-old brother – died and 12 other people were injured last Saturday in Newport (Michigan, USA) during a children’s birthday party when a drunk driver crashed her car into a club. nautical venue where a children’s birthday party was being held.
The driver of the vehicle was a 66-year-old woman who was under the influence of alcohol and is being held in the Monroe County Jail, according to statements by Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough, reported by CNN.
In total, nine people – three children and six adults – had to be taken to hospitals with “serious, life-threatening injuries,” according to Goodnough. The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. (local time) on Saturday when at the Swan Boat Club in Newport, located about 30 miles south of Detroit, “a vehicle crashed through a building where a birthday celebration was taking place.” child, seriously injuring several people, both children and adults.
For its part, the yacht club indicated that it will remain “closed until further notice.”
