Suspected drunk driver hits family walking in mid-Michigan, kills 2

WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan. – A suspected drunk driver crashed into a large group of family members walking in central Michigan this weekend, killing two men and injuring more than a dozen other people, including children.

On the evening of Saturday, May 18, a group of at least 16 family members were walking on the shoulder of South Wacousta Road near Corrison Road in Watertown Township, just northwest of Lansing. Around 6:30 p.m., a suspected drunk driver hit the group, then drove away, authorities reported.

A 30-year-old man from Grand Haven and a 42-year-old man from Grand Ledge were killed in the crash and were pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not share their names Monday morning.

Fourteen other people were injured and taken to hospitals, according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. Eight of them were released from hospital as of Sunday evening, while six others remained in critical condition.

Authorities initially reported that 13 people were injured.

Here are the ages of those injured in the accident (editor’s note: the police did not specify which of them were still hospitalized in critical condition):

⚫️ Two 2 year old children

⚫️ A 3 year old child

⚫️ Two 6 year old children

⚫️ A 7 year old child

⚫️ An 8 year old child

⚫️ A 16 year old

⚫️ A 27 year old

⚫️ A 28 year old

⚫️ A 32 year old man

⚫️ A 33 year old man

⚫️ A 38 year old man

⚫️ A 61 year old man

The names of the injured were not provided by police Monday morning.

The suspected drunk driver, a 35-year-old woman from the village of Perrinton – also in mid-Michigan – was arrested Saturday after being stopped by police “several miles” from the crash site. She was being held at the Clinton County Jail and was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, May 20.

The charges against the driver were not specified. Her name will be made public once she has been officially arrested.

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday evening that a follow-up investigation is “still ongoing.” They are expected to share more information about the case in the coming days.