WHAT WE KNOW: 5 Vehicle crash, 13 sent to the hospital

It was an unforgettable scene on South Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard near Mary Avenue Thursday evening.“EMS responded with at least 4 or 5 paramedics, police were there, it was just overall a bad scene,” said resident Bill McClain.Five vehicles were involved in the wreck. Police tell us it all started when 2 vehicles, traveling at high speeds, stuck one vehicle that was making a legal turn. That then led to those vehicles striking 2 Additional drivers.“I am hoping for the best for all of the people involved in the accident,” McClain said.Police tell us 13 people were taken to the hospital and treated for minor and critical injuries, ages ranging from 3 to 52.“It's very heart breaking,” McClain said.McClain said this is why he wants speeding, an ongoing issue, in the neighborhood to stop.“Every day, somebody either speeding up and down MLK or Holmes,” he said.As police investigate - neighbors are sending a message to those speedy drivers.“If you guys really want to do that type of thing, you need to take it to a track and do it legally,” McClain said.We reached out to the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office who told us, as of right now, no charges have been filed in this case.Mayor Andy Schor released a statement Friday night in response to the crash:"I am angry that these selfish, reckless drivers created an unsafe situation that led to such a horrible accident on S[outh] MLK, inflicting so much harm to innocent bystanders. Chief Backus and I have talked several times today about last evening.The parties involved have been identified and there will be serious consequences for the harm they caused. The Lansing Police Department will recommend all charges possible, as found by the evidence, to the Prosecutor to hold those responsible accountable.The Chief and I have also talked about having extra patrols on the road, especially in hot spot areas. LPD has several recruits in the academy now, so we will have more officers on the streets soon. And in my budget recommendation to Council, I have called for adding more officers using funding from the state Public Safety Trust Fund once it is signed into law. We have 100,000 calls per year and our police cannot be on all of our 400 miles of streets to catch speeders, so I am supportive of using red light cameras to catch excessive speeders.But cities are prevented from doing this by state law. I know legislation has been proposed, and I hope the Legislature will review those bills for consideration.Many cities across the country use them very successfully to hold careless drivers accountable for their actions and allow officers to respond to calls at the same time.LPD officers are the best in the state, but they are a very busy department and we need every tool and resource from the state to help.”