RONALD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — An SUV driven by an alleged drunken driver plowed into a group of bicyclists participating in a charity event in west Michigan, killing two men and seriously injuring at least three others, authorities said.
The vehicle crossed a center line in Ionia County on Saturday and struck the bicyclists on a rural road, the sheriff’s office said.
“The impact caused critical injuries to all bicyclists and emergency responders worked diligently to preserve the lives of the victims,” the sheriff’s office said.
Two men died. The three survivors had serious injuries. All were from the eastern part of the state.
They were participating in a three-day endurance ride for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the sheriff’s office said.
The driver was taken to the county jail. No name has been released.
“Our staff and the entire Make-A-Wish family are heartbroken and offer our deepest condolences to the runners involved, their loved ones” and others who participated in the event, the group said.
