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Monroe County sheriff's deputy rescues man after SUV goes into pond
SUMMERFIELD TWP. — A Monroe County sheriff's deputy rescued a man from a pond after a small SUV crashed into it early Tuesday. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment, and the dive teams from the Monroe County and Lenawee County sheriff's offices were able to remove the Jeep Wrangler from the pond, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported.
Road Warrior: Work zones on I-475, I-75 are main concerns for holiday travel
Independence Day falling on a Thursday means a fair degree of variability for holiday travel schedules, so AAA in its travel forecast looked at the entire week including both weekends. What it found in its survey results was a record number of Americans planning to travel more than 50 miles from home between the weekend just ended and the one after the Fourth. The 71 million travelers is a 5 percent increase over last year, when the holiday fell on Tuesday, and 8 percent more than 2019, the pre-pandemic high, when July 4 also fell on a Thursday. Toledo holiday travelers who haven’t already hit the road should be particularly mindful of the work zones on I-475/U.S. 23 in Toledo’s western suburbs and on I-75 in Monroe County.
Four people struck by lightning during concert at Milan Dragway
The Milan Fire Department said the lightning strikes injured four people at the end of the Mud Bash Saturday night at the Milan Dragway in Milan, about 20 miles south of Ann Arbor. All of the injured were adults.
Lake Erie harmful algae blooms are ‘getting worse,” say forecasters
TOLEDO, OH — Algae season has begun on Lake Erie and forecasters are expecting the toxic bloom severity to be “moderate to larger-than-moderate” this year. Federal scientists say the bloom began this week off Monroe County and is expected to measure between 4.5 and 6 on a 1-10 severity scale. Anything over 7.5 is considered severe.
Terry Pant of Whiteford named Region Baseball Coach of Year
It was something of an embarrassment of riches for Terry Pant this spring. The Whiteford baseball coach already knew he would have one of the deepest pitching staffs of his 12-year tenure. Then he learned that Logan Keane, one of the top players from nearby rival Summerfield, had transferred in...
Woman accused in boat club crash that killed 2 children headed to trial
MONROE COUNTY, Mich. — The woman accused in a boat club crash that killed two children and injured others is headed to trial, according to court documents. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said on April 20 around 3 p.m. a vehicle ran into the Swan Boat Club in Newport, where a children's birthday party was taking place.
Michigan woman to stand trial for crashing car into boat club, killing 2 children
MONROE — A Monroe County woman will stand trial on nine counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, for crashing her car into the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township, killing two children and injuring several others on April 20. Judge Michael Brown from the First District Court in Monroe ruled that prosecutors presented enough evidence at a preliminary examination on Thursday for the case to go to trial. The crash killed Alanah Phillips, 8, and her brother Zayn Phillips, 5. Assistant Prosecutors Kenneth Laurain and Chris Marriott presented clips of surveillance videos showing an SUV driven by Marshella Chidester, 66, plowing through a wall of the boat club at approximately 3 p.m. where a children’s birthday party was being held.
Marshella Chidester heads to trial for Swan Boat Club crash
After a preliminary hearing Thursday Marshella Marie Chidester is headed to trial, facing two counts of second-degree murder, and six other charges in connection with a crash that killed two children and injured several others at the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township. Siblings Zayn and Alanah Phillips were killed when Chidester, 66,...
Michigan woman to stand trial in crash that killed young brother and sister at birthday party
A Michigan woman has been ordered to stand trial in a crash that killed two siblings and injured several other people who were at a boat club to celebrate a child's birthday. Marshella Chidester, 66, was bound over Thursday to Monroe County Circuit Court on two counts of second-degree murder and other charges in the April 20 crash at the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Detroit.
Driver in fatal Michigan boat club crash had blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, reportedly
(CBS DETROIT) - The woman charged in the crash at the Swan Boat Club in Monroe County in April that killed two young children and injured several others reportedly had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit.Marshella Chidester, 66, appeared in district court Thursday for her preliminary examination, where a deputy testified that her blood alcohol was 0.18 on the day of the crash.The legal limit in the state is 0.08 and a 0.17 is considered high.The deputy's body camera footage the was played in court showed Chidester telling the deputy that she didn't remember what happened during the crash,...
Woman who crashed into children's birthday party at Swan Boat Club bound over for trial, was twice legal limit
Marshella Chidester, the woman who killed two children when she crashed into the Swan Boat Club in April, had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit, according to police.
Driver in Swan Boat Club crash had .18 BAC, said she 'wouldn't want to drive'
Marshella Chidester, the woman who is facing several charges in a crash at the Swan Boat Club that killed two kids and injured more, had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit.
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