Drunk Michigan Driver Plows Into Family Leaving Festival, Killing 3-Year-Old & Injuring Twin Sister: Police
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A Michigan woman with a suspended driver’s license allegedly drove into a mother and her two children Sunday, resulting in the death of a 3-year-old boy and injuring his mother and twin sister.

Tammy Sandoval, 55, was reportedly driving with a suspended license when she was alleged to have hit a mother and her twin children, who had been walking while leaving the Livonia Spree festival in Livonia.

The accident resulted in the death of 3-year-old Khalil Robinson. His mother, Tia Robinson, 28, and twin sister, Khole, were injured but survived, according Click on Detroit.

The tragic incident occurred around 10:45 p.m. as Sandoval headed northbound on Merriman Road near Lyndon Street. After allegedly striking the family, she continued to her home in Mt. Morris, approximately 70 miles away, the prosecution said, FOX 2 Detroit reports.

Khalil and Khole’s grandmother, Regina Robinson, told FOX 2 the children wanted to “go and have fun at the carnival and the fireworks.”

Robinson questioned why anyone would “keep going without stopping, trying to see if they’re okay, and can they help? Can they save them instead of driving off acting like they didn’t hit anybody?”

Police arrested Sandoval on Monday.

On Thursday, Sandoval was arraigned in the 16th District Court and faces charges including one count of operating while license suspended, revoked, or denied—causing death; two counts of operating while license suspended, revoked, or denied—causing serious injury; one count of failure to stop at the scene of an accident while at fault—causing death; and two counts of failure to stop at the scene of an accident, causing serious impairment.

Judge James Jolly gave Sandoval a $600,000 cash/surety bond with no 10% option. If she posts bond, she will be required to wear an ankle monitor and undergo preliminary breath testing three times per day, ClickOnDetroit reports.

Sandoval reportedly has a criminal driving history, which had her license suspended through August 30, 2025, after she refused a roadside breath test.

She also has a conviction from October 2024 in Mt. Pleasant for impaired driving and was involved in a crash in November in Mt. Morris, injuring two people.

Khalil’s twin sister, Khole, was released from the hospital, while the mother, Tia Robinson, remains in a medically induced coma with severe head trauma.

Check back for updates.

[Feature Photo: Facebook via FOX 2 Detroit/Khalil Robinson]

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