On April 20, 2024, Chidester drove her vehicle into the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township where a birthday party was taking place. Two siblings, ages 4 and 8, were killed and 15 others were injured. The children who were killed were later identified as Zayn and Alanah Phillips.

The woman who crashed into the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township last year, killing two kids and injuring others, has been sentenced to 25-50 years in prison.

Marshella Chidester was found guilty of all charges she faced after the 2024 crash into a child's birthday party.

Marshella Chidester crashed through the Swan Boat Club in Monroe County. She was convicted on murder charges for killing Alanah and Zayn Phillips, tow young children at a birthday party. She spoke during her sentencing,