The crash took place Saturday night in Watertown Township, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Lansing.
The victims in the fatal hit-and-run crash ranged in age from age 2 to 61, according to the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, which responded to the tragic weekend wreck along with more than a dozen other agencies across greater Lansing.
The crash killed Johnathan Esch, 30, of Grand Haven, and Daniel Harris, 42, of Grand Ledge, while 14 other victims were sent to hospitals, according to a statement posted on the sheriff's office Facebook page.
Ashley Marie Monroe, 35, of Perrinton, was charged Monday with 11 felonies in connection with the crash and was being held on a $1 million cash bond. Monroe is accused of striking 16 members of the extended family walking along South Wacousta Road.
A Clinton County Sheriff's Office truck is shown May 18, 2024, parked near the incident command post near the Michigan scene where a hit-and-run driver struck 16 related pedestrians, killing two.
As of Monday afternoon, officials had not identified those injured in the crash or said where they are from, but did release the ages of those transported to hospitals as: 2, 2, 3, 6, 6, 7, 8, 16, 27, 28, 32, 33, 38, and 61.
Six family members remained in the hospital, the sheriff's office said Sunday night, adding that eight had been released.
One victim, a 38-year-old woman, was in critical condition at an unspecified hospital, the sheriff's office said Monday.
"With heavy hearts, we pray for all of the individuals and families affected by this incident. We are here for all of you," the sheriff's office posted on Facebook.
A detailed look at a portion of a memorial for those killed and injured on Saturday displayed at the entrance to the Gloria Miller Looking Glass Valley Park on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Watertown Township
The sheriff's office reported the hit-and-run crash took place about 6:30 p.m. on South Wacousta Road.
Monroe fled the scene after colliding with the family, but was later arrested several miles away, the sheriff's office wrote in an updated release posted early Sunday.
Monroe was set to be arraigned Monday in connection to fatal the hit-and-run.
"Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this incident," sheriff's office Lieutenant Dan Spitzley posted in the release, adding the crash remained under investigation Monday
Among the charges Monroe is facing are two counts of OWI causing death and two counts of failure to stop at the scene of a fatal accident when at fault. Monroe's bail was set at $1 million.
