Woman Sentenced to 70 Years for Killing Two Bicyclists in Michigan Charity Ride

Mandy Benn, under the influence of drugs, hit the cyclists during a Make-A-Wish Foundation event; the victims were Edward Erickson and Michael Salhaney.

• Mandy Benn, 44, was sentenced to at least 70 years in prison for causing the deaths of two bicyclists in a charity ride in western Michigan.
• The judge in Ionia County stacked two 35-year terms for Benn, a rare consecutive punishment as most sentences in Michigan courts run concurrently.
• Benn was under the influence of drugs when she crossed the center line and hit a group of bicyclists on a rural road in 2022.
• Edward Erickson, 48, of Ann Arbor, and Michael Salhaney, 57, of Bloomfield Hills, were killed while riding in a three-day endurance event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
• Benn was convicted of second-degree murder and a raft of other charges in October.

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