孩子生日聚会上喝醉的“小女人”致人死亡

在密歇根州纽波特的一次生日聚会上，一名醉酒司机撞入船库，造成两名儿童死亡：8 岁的拉娜·菲利普斯和她 4 岁的弟弟扎恩。另有十三人受伤，其中包括受害者的母亲和一名情况危急的 11 岁兄弟。 66岁的司机马塞拉·奇德斯特(Marssella Chidester)被指控犯有两项二级谋杀罪，即醉酒驾驶造成死亡和醉酒驾驶造成严重伤害。

Tragedy at Children's Birthday Party as Impaired Driver Crashes Into Boathouse, Killing Two Young Siblings

儿童生日派对上发生悲剧，受伤司机撞入船库，导致两名年幼的兄弟姐妹丧生

NEWPORT, MICHIGAN – A somber atmosphere hung over the Newport community on Saturday, as a joyous celebration of a child's birthday turned into an unspeakable tragedy. A runaway vehicle, driven by an intoxicated individual, crashed into a boathouse where children were gathered, leaving a devastating toll: two young siblings deceased and 13 others injured.

密歇根州纽波特——周六，纽波特社区笼罩着阴沉的气氛，一个孩子的生日的欢乐庆祝变成了一场难以形容的悲剧。一名醉酒者驾驶的一辆失控车辆撞上了孩子们聚集的船库，造成了惨重伤亡：两名年幼的兄弟姐妹死亡，另外 13 人受伤。

The victims, identified as Lana Philipps, 8, and her 4-year-old brother Zayn, were tragically killed in the crash. Their mother, as well as their 11-year-old brother, sustained injuries; the latter remains in critical condition at a local hospital.

受害者是 8 岁的拉娜·菲利普斯 (Lana Philipps) 和她 4 岁的弟弟扎恩 (Zayn)，他们在事故中不幸身亡。他们的母亲和 11 岁的兄弟都受伤了；后者在当地一家医院仍处于危急状态。

The driver of the vehicle, 66-year-old Marshella Chidester, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, operating while intoxicated causing death, and operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, according to NBC News. Subsequent to the accident, Chidester's blood alcohol content was found to be above the legal limit.

据 NBC 新闻报道，该车司机 66 岁的马塞拉·奇德斯特 (Marssella Chidester) 被指控犯有两项二级谋杀罪：醉酒驾驶导致死亡，以及醉酒驾驶造成严重伤害。事故发生后，奇德斯特的血液酒精含量被发现超过法定限度。

As Chidester appeared before the Monroe County court on Tuesday, her attorney presented a defense claiming that she had been experiencing seizures in her legs since November, leading to paralysis. Allegedly, she had received treatment for this condition on the day of the incident, as reported by The Detroit News. Bill Colovos, Chidester's attorney, asserted that she was driving "like a little old lady," had no prior criminal record, and had only consumed "a glass of wine and a bowl of chili" at a local bar prior to getting behind the wheel.

周二，奇德斯特在门罗县法院出庭时，她的律师提出辩护，声称自 11 月以来，她的腿部一直癫痫发作，导致瘫痪。据《底特律新闻》报道，据称，事发当天她已经接受了这种情况的治疗。奇德斯特的律师比尔·科洛沃斯 (Bill Colovos) 声称，她开车的方式“像个小老太太”，之前没有犯罪记录，并且在开车前只在当地一家酒吧喝了“一杯酒和一碗辣椒”。 。

However, prosecutor Jeffrey Yorkey countered this argument, highlighting the absence of any evidence suggesting that Chidester had experienced a seizure at the time of the accident.

然而，检察官杰弗里·约基反驳了这一论点，强调没有任何证据表明奇德斯特在事故发生时经历过癫痫发作。

Heart-wrenching testimonies were shared by family members of the victims. "I had to tell my sister that her babies were gone when they took her off life support yesterday. She asked me how she was supposed to live without them," recounted a distraught Raquel Smouthers. "No one should go to a birthday party and think they're going to die," she added.

受害者家属分享了令人心碎的证词。心烦意乱的拉奎尔·斯茅斯回忆道：“我不得不告诉我姐姐，昨天他们取消了她的生命维持系统后，她的孩子们就离开了。她问我没有他们她该如何生活。” “没有人应该去参加生日聚会并认为自己会死，”她补充道。

"She chose to drink and they were my babies. She chose to get in that car, she chose to drive drunk, and she took our babies," lamented Kathy Philipps, the victims' grandmother.

“她选择喝酒，他们是我的孩子。她选择上那辆车，她选择酒后驾车，她带走了我们的孩子，”受害者的祖母凯西·菲利普斯感叹道。

Chidester's bond has been set at $1.5 million.

Chidester 的保证金定为 150 万美元。