GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A woman has pleaded no contest to charges linked to a crash on US-131 earlier this year.
The crash happened March 31 near the Wealthy Street exit when an SUV rear-ended a sedan, police say. Officers arrived at the crash scene to find an overturned vehicle and another car on fire.
Five people were inside the SUV at the time, including a 1-year-old who was not hurt. Three others were hospitalized.
Speed and alcohol were suspected contributors to the crash.
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Ericka Horan, 20, pleaded no contest Monday to one count of second-degree child abuse and two counts of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, according to the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office. In exchange, the other charges were dropped.
A date for Horan’s sentencing hearing has yet to be finalized.
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