US EditionMichigan woman who drove drunk into Swan Creek Boat Club killing 2 kids convicted of murder
- Marshella Chidester was found guilty of all charges, including two counts of second-degree murder, for crashing into Swan Creek Boat Club and killing two children during a birthday party on April 20, 2024.
- The jury deliberated for less than two hours before reaching the verdict in Monroe County Circuit Court.
- Chidester's blood-alcohol content was.18, more than double the legal limit, and she admitted to drinking prior to the crash.
- The victims were four-year-old Zayn Phillips and eight-year-old Alanah Phillips, who died from injuries sustained during the incident.
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Michigan Woman Convicted of Murder in Crash That Killed 2 Kids at Birthday Party
MONROE, Mich.—A woman accused of being drunk when she crashed her SUV into a birthday party at a Michigan boat club, killing two children, was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder. Marshella Chidester’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit to drive, according to evidence, though her lawyer questioned how the sample was handled and insisted that a leg problem caused her to press hard on the gas pedal last year. Chidester,…
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Woman found guilty in crash that killed Flat Rock kids at boat club
By Kara Berg, The Detroit News Monroe — Jurors deliberated less than two hours before returning a guilty verdict against a Monroe County woman accused of driving drunk through the wall of a local boat club last year, killing two kids and injuring a dozen others at a birthday party, rejecting the idea she had a medical issue. They found Marshella Chidester guilty of all counts, including two charges of second-degree murder, after a four-day trial…
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