SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI – A Coldwater woman has been arrested following a crash in Branch County’s Sherwood Township on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Branch County Sheriffs Department the crash happened just before 1:30 PM on Riley Road near the Riley Dam. Deputies reportedly found a single full-size pickup truck with power lines hanging from a severed electrical pole when they arrived.
The driver was identified as 39-year-old Amber Persails.
At the time of the crash Presails had her 15-month-old twins as passengers.
Investigators say Persails’ pickup truck was east bound on Riley Road when it attempted to round the curve. It then went out of control, skidded off the road and crashed into a utility pole.
The pole that had a transformer and large telephone boxes on it was severed.
Authorities say the 15-month-old twins were not in Child Safety Seats.
Persails was booked at the Branch County Jail on charges of felony DWI third offense causing accident, High Blood Alcohol Content and two count requests for Child Endangerment.
The twins were transported to ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital by Life Care Ambulance for evaluation.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by Life Care Ambulance, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Union City Utilities employees.
Child Protective Services from the Department of Health and Human Services were also contacted in regard to this investigation.
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