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Woman pleaded no contest to charges in March crash on US-131

Woman pleaded no contest to charges in March crash on US-131

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A woman pleaded no contest to charges connected to a crash on US-131 earlier this year.

Police said the crash occurred on March 31 when an SUV rear-ended a sedan near the Wealthy Street exit. Police teams arriving at the scene found that a vehicle had overturned and another vehicle was on fire.

There were five people inside the SUV at the time, including a 1-year-old child who was not injured. Three other people were taken to hospital.

Speed ​​and alcohol were suspected to have caused the accident.

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Ericka Horan, 20, pleaded no contest Monday to one count of second-degree child abuse and two counts of performing surgeries that caused serious injury while intoxicated, according to the Kent County District Attorney’s Office. In return, other charges were dropped.

The date of Horan’s sentencing hearing has not yet been determined.

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