On Saturday, a horrific car accident left two children dead and multiple injured after an alleged intoxicated driver crashed into a Michigan boat club where a birthday party was taking place. The incident occurred at the Swan Boat Club in the Charter Township of Berlin around 3:00 p.m., killing two siblings, a 5-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl.
Reports indicate that, overall, 15 people were injured in the crash, where approximately six adults and three children sustained life-threatening injuries. A Michigan State Police spokesman explained to Fox News Digital that the suspected drunk driver was a 66-year-old woman whose car plowed 25 feet into the building.
Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough delivered a public statement during a Saturday press conference, where he became visibly emotional when describing the incident. “The scene was just described by the first responders as is extremely chaotic, with high level of emotions of those directly involved and those who witnessed this horrific incident,” he said.
Sheriff Goodnough further described the “tragic” situation, noting that a child’s birthday party was underway when the woman drove through the building. “Preliminary investigation reveals that a vehicle drove through a building where a children’s [sic] birthday celebration was taking place, seriously injuring a number of people, both children and adults. The victims have been transported to several area hospitals,” according to his statement.
The Swan Boat Club made a series of posts on Facebook in the aftermath of the incident, giving its condolences to the victims of the accident. Initially, the business instructed patrons to avoid coming to the boat club amid the response from emergency services.
The boat club stated that it would temporarily be shutting down in light of the incident. “There was a terrible accident at Swan today with many injuries, and much damage to the pavilion. Please keep all the people and families in attendance in your prayers. Because of this, Swan will be closed tomorrow, Sunday April 21. Thank you all,” Commodore Dan Riordan wrote in the somber post.