MONROE COUNTY, Mich. — Court proceedings involving charges from a fatal crashinto a Berlin Township clubhouse during a child’s birthday party will remain in Monroe County.
A change in venue request was denied Friday during a pretrial hearing held with Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Daniel White.
The case involves a crash on the afternoon of April 20 at Swan Boat Club. A vehicle smashed 25 feet into the building, striking party attendees and resulting in what Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough described at the time as an “extremely chaotic” scene.
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Two children, Zayn Phillips and Alanah Phillips, two siblings who attended Flat Rock Community Schools, were declared dead at the scene. Several others who were at the party were injured…