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U-M women's row team hit by speedboat on Belleville Lake

Michigan's women's rowing team says no rowers were hurt when a speedboat crashed into their boat on a Belleville lake.

Van Buren Township Deputy Director of Public Safety Jason Wright says the hit-and-run collision Wednesday evening on Belleville Lake broke the team's boat into pieces, and the nine rowers swam about 75 yards to shore.

The Detroit News and WJBK-TV report the driver of the speedboat went to a launch and removed his craft from the water, but officers found him. Wright says he was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident and the boat was impounded.