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A woman who was hit by a drunk driver who smashed into a children's birthday party, killing two young siblings, has recounted the horrific incident.
Diane Medina had been inside the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township, Michigan, last Saturday, when a vehicle drove straight into the building.
Medina had been at the club for a 3-year-old boy's circus-themed birthday party when the vehicle hit her and dragged her across the room.
Trapped under debris, the 57-year-old told the Detroit Free Press that she couldn't breathe and that she thought she was paralyzed.
Medina managed to say: 'Somebody's gotta find my grandbabies', as panicked adults searched for their young children.
Siblings Lana, eight, and Zayn Phillips, five, both died in the wreck while their mother, Mariah Dodds and elder brother, Jayden, are fighting for their lives.
Diane Medina had been inside the Swan Boat Club in Berlin Township, Michigan, last Saturday, when a vehicle drove straight into the building
Trapped under debris, the 57-year-old told the Detroit Free Press that she couldn't breathe and that she thought she was paralyzed
Lana (left) and Zayn (right), the victims of the crash, are seen alongside their older brother Jayden in an earlier family photograph
Speaking to the outlet from hospital, Medina said she was grateful her own grandchildren had not been injured in the crash.
Medina said the incident was hard for her to comprehend, with her friend Marshella Chidester, 66, now facing eight charges as the driver of the vehicle.
She recalled that just minutes before disaster struck, the group had sang Happy Birthday and had served cake.
Her three granddaughters Ella, Evelyn, and Alaina, had gone to the bounce house to play and remembered their smiles on their painted faces.
Medina said that after the car careered through the party, it looked like a tornado had ripped through it.
A father was tending to his teen daughter who was severely injured as she came to, while others screamed as they attempted to rescue Zayn.
Medina said she couldn't see the siblings mom Mariah Dodds who had been with her three children at the table beside her.
She then watched in shock as Chidester was taken to a chair and asked: 'What were you thinking?', to which she replied she didn't know.
Medina said: 'She looked around the room and she was sitting down with a blank stare on her face. She was just staring into la-la land.'
Surveillance footage showed the suspected drunk driver swerving erratically before crashing into a boat club hosting the children's party, which injured or killed a total of 15
Lana, eight, and Zayn, five (seen together center) both died in the wreck, while their mother, Mariah (right), and elder brother, Jayden (left), are fighting for their lives
Medina was rushed to hospital after being rescued and is being treated for three breaks in her pelvis, a broken nose, internal bleeding and a head injury.
She has been told she can't walk for a minimum of eight weeks, telling the outlet that she was angry at
