A 29-year-old Inkster woman could face drunk driving charges in the crash that killed her 3-year-old son and injured her five other children.
Farmington Hills police responded to a two-vehicle crash at about 2.34 a.m. Aug. 8. According to police reports, the Inkster woman was driving northbound in the southbound lane on Inkster Road. Passengers in her vehicle included her six children, ages 10, 7, 5, 3, 18-months and 8- months of age. The 3-year-old was not in a child seat or restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The woman and other children were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The five children were released to the custody of their grandparents on Sunday, according to police reports. The mother remains in police custody.
The other driver involved in the collision, a 33-year-old man from Detroit, transported himself to the hospital for medical treatment, police said.
Investigators are currently working with the office of the prosecutor as they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or with information about the incident is asked to call the Farmington Hills Police Department Command Desk at (248) 871-2610.
