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CNN-An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother were killed, and at least 12 others were injured at a child’s birthday party at a boat club in Newport, Michigan, on Saturday when a drunken driver drove through the building where the celebration was taking place, authorities said.
A 66-year-old woman, who was driving the vehicle while intoxicated, was taken into police custody and is being held at the Monroe County Jail, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said at a Saturday news conference. The two children were pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
Nine people, including three children and six adults, were transported to hospitals with “serious life-threatening injuries,” according to Goodnough, who was visibly emotional during the news conference.